Buddy Armour vs. Eric Karros — Career Comparison

Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Armour and Eric Karros are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .708) and slugging (.454 vs .373). Buddy Armour had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .327). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Armour and Eric Karros

Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
189
148.24
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
765
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
154.51
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
116.86
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
27.38
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.65
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
95.4
74.82
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
261
204.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
198.43
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
84.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
100
78.43
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
160.78
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.14
82.46
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.06
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29

Fielding Stats for Buddy Armour and Eric Karros

Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.96
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0