Joe Altobelli vs. Bob Fothergill — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Fothergill
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bob Fothergill posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Bob Fothergill posted stronger numbers in OPS (.828 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bob Fothergill had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bob Fothergill

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1106
185.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3579
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3269
548.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
178.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
125.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
37.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
6.04
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
52.47
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536.07
89.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
251.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
215.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
75.94
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
97.57
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
167.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581.52
97.49
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.35
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
33.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
29.67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.22
20.22
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
14.75
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.04
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
15.76
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
44.68
44.68

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bob Fothergill

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
27
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1683
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.023
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0