Joe Altobelli vs. Bobby Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bobby Williams
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Bobby Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Altobelli posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .560) and slugging (.323 vs .276). Bobby Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.284 vs .277). By the career numbers, Joe Altobelli 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 Bobby Williams

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
151.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2219
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
531.72
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
525.91
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
116.54
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
95.18
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.55
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
14.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.68
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.81
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
21.36
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.63
50.96
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.85
47.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
171.72
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
145.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
163.45
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
162.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
74.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
61.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
134.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.95
52.71
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
41.1
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.22
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
96.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
28.12
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
17.85
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.16
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
20.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.19
89.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bobby Williams

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.22
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
0.99
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12377
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125.2
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
1.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
2.97
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2335
5.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
4.58
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
89.89
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.742
3.742
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.28
81.28
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0