Joe Altobelli vs. Ed McFarland — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ed McFarland posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Ed McFarland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed McFarland 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 Ed McFarland

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
159.45
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
536.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
147.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
110.23
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.04
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
37.1
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400.99
71.52
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1109
197.8
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
195.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
70.99
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
68.31
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442.02
78.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
45.3
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
31.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
11.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Ed McFarland

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3189
3.99
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
1.3
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
5.47
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4225
5.28
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.976
4.976
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.96
18.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06