Richie Ashburn vs. Tony Gwynn — Career Comparison

Richie Ashburn
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Tony Gwynn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tony Gwynn comes out clearly ahead of Richie Ashburn across most offensive categories. Tony Gwynn led in contact rate (K%+ 372 vs 182), home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 26), and slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 103). Richie Ashburn held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 142 vs 100). Tony Gwynn was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Richie Ashburn and Tony Gwynn

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2189
134.9
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2440
143.08
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9736
600
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10232
600
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
8365
515.51
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9288
544.64
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2574
158.63
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
184.19
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2119
130.59
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
139.44
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
317
19.54
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
31.84
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
6.72
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
85
4.98
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
1.79
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
7.92
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
455
28.04
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
44.74
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1386.93
85.47
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634.43
95.84
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3196
196.96
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4259
249.75
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3815
235.11
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3955
231.92
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1322
81.47
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1383
81.1
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
586
36.11
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
66.73
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
115.8
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
139.91
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1512.85
93.23
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1703.87
99.91
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.65
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.41
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
73.83
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
790
46.33
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.54
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
11.9
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
571
35.19
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
25.45
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
17.05
17.05
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
23.58
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.9
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.11
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.12
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
259
15.19
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
234
14.42
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
18.71
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
92
5.67
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
7.33
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
326
20.09
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
26.04
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
71.78
71.78
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.85
71.85

Fielding Stats for Richie Ashburn and Tony Gwynn

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
1.78
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.05
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
1.02
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
1.04
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31872
27
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59632
27
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10624
9
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19877.1
9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6094
5.16
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4512
2.04
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.15
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.07
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.09
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.03
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6387
5.41
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
2.14
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6276
5.32
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
2.12
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.26
98.26
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.009
2.009
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.17
57.17
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0