Matty Alou vs. Fred Rico — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Fred Rico
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Matty Alou and Fred Rico are closely matched on the surface stats. Matty Alou posted stronger numbers in slugging (.381 vs .308) and batting average (.307 vs .231). Fred Rico had the advantage in OPS (.752 vs .730). By the career numbers, Matty Alou had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Fred Rico

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
160.8
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
26
445.71
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
22.77
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.82
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.99
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.76
71.65
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
65.93
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
204.89
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
75.24
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
41.19
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
113.44
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834.28
80.48
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
68.66
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.47
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
30
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.67
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.8
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.74
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
7.72
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
66.1
Fred Rico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Fred Rico

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.12
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3794
2.87
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.2
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.67
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.67
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.85
87.85
Fred Rico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.12
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0