Rick Auerbach vs. Steve Hammond — Career Comparison

Rick Auerbach
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Steve Hammond
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Auerbach and Steve Hammond are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Hammond posted stronger numbers in slugging (.310 vs .286) and batting average (.230 vs .220). Rick Auerbach had the advantage in OPS (.576 vs .561). By the career numbers, Steve Hammond had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Auerbach and Steve Hammond

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
238.93
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
46
210.69
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1567
600
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1407
538.74
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
577.1
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
118.32
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
132.82
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
91.51
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
100.76
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
21.44
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.45
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
26.8
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117.04
44.81
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
8.14
37.27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
153.92
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
178.63
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
169.24
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
151.15
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
63.94
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.12
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
32.93
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
93.43
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.85
45.51
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
7.79
35.7
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.3
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.63
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.83
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
75.81
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.91
7.91
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
7.28
7.28
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.42
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.04
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.83
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.16
63.16
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Rick Auerbach and Steve Hammond

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.35
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.24
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
0.95
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.04
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10699
27
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3566.1
9
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
1.73
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.71
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.92
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1928
4.87
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.81
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.65
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.81
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.73
70.73
Steve Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.52
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0