Joe Astroth vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Astroth and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Higham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .660) and slugging (.378 vs .324). Joe Astroth had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .314). By the career numbers, Dick Higham 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 Astroth and Dick Higham

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
528.98
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
401
134.34
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
327
109.55
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
74
24.79
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
165.15
55.33
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198.9
66.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
511
171.19
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
156
52.26
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
306
102.51
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
186.47
62.47
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.69
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
59.3
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.01
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
124
41.54
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
14.44
14.44
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Dick Higham

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.1
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
2.71
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.45
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
0.75
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.481
4.481
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.51
31.51
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.26
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0