Richie Ashburn vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Richie Ashburn
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Richie Ashburn holds a real edge over Mike Piazza in this comparison. Richie Ashburn led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 120), walk rate (BB%+ 142 vs 113), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 119). Mike Piazza held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 26). The edge belongs to Richie Ashburn.

Hitting Stats for Richie Ashburn and Mike Piazza

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2189
134.9
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1912
148.12
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9736
600
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8365
515.51
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2574
158.63
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2119
130.59
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
104.43
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
317
19.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
6.72
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
1.79
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
455
28.04
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386.93
85.47
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3196
196.96
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3815
235.11
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
2916
225.9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1322
81.47
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
81.19
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
586
36.11
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
115.8
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1512.85
93.23
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.65
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
73.83
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
35.19
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.05
17.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.9
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.11
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.49
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.12
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
14.42
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.67
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
20.09
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.78
71.78
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Richie Ashburn and Mike Piazza

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
1.78
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
1.02
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31872
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10624
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6094
5.16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.09
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.08
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6387
5.41
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6276
5.32
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.26
98.26
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.17
57.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27