Dick Allen vs. Jim Bottomley — Career Comparison

Dick Allen
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dick Allen comes out clearly ahead of Jim Bottomley across most offensive categories. Dick Allen led in home run production (HR/PA+ 294 vs 226), walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 114), and slugging (SLG+ 156 vs 136). Jim Bottomley held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 97 vs 63). Dick Allen was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Allen and Jim Bottomley

Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1749
143.48
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7314
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
6332
519.44
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.876
0.876
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1848
151.6
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1098
90.07
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
320
26.25
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.48
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
28.79
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750
61.53
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
59.96
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1281.23
105.11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362.84
97.87
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3379
277.19
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3737
268.37
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2758
226.25
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3020
216.88
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.865
0.865
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
90.16
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1177
84.52
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1119
91.8
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1867
153.16
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1252.69
102.76
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.31
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.09
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
73.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
11.32
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
127.65
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.56
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.35
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
164
13.45
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
10.91
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
15.18
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
71.89
71.89
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Allen and Jim Bottomley

Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
1.06
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43662
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14554
9
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7658
4.74
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
1.06
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9614
5.95
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9369
5.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.441
5.441
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
0.47
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0