Luis Aparicio vs. Humberto Cota — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Luis Aparicio and Humberto Cota are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Aparicio posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.312 vs .285). Humberto Cota had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .343). By the career numbers, Luis Aparicio had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luis Aparicio and Humberto Cota

Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2601
138.97
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
209.25
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11230
600
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
562
600
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10230
546.57
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
554.09
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677
143.03
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
121
129.18
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2108
112.63
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
82
87.54
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
21.05
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.69
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
4.92
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
4.43
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
30.4
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.64
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1144.05
61.12
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
53.01
56.59
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3504
187.21
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
198.58
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3440
183.79
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
157
167.62
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
71.33
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
48
51.25
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
42.26
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.12
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2043
109.15
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
97
103.56
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1237.78
66.13
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
51.97
55.48
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.44
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
736
39.32
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
32
34.16
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.18
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742
39.64
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
151.6
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.13
15.13
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
8.6
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.06
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.34
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
9.83
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.81
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
27.03
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
7.27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
34.3
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.82
78.82
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Luis Aparicio and Humberto Cota

Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
1.04
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.25
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2539
1.02
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.01
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67221
27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
27
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22407
9
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171.1
9
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
1.83
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
6.51
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8016
3.22
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.47
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
0.15
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12930
5.19
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
7.02
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12564
5.05
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.98
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.864
4.864
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.571
5.571
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.3
98.3
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.37
80.37
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
0.62
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aparicio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Luis Aparicio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2