Rick Auerbach vs. Ed Sadowski — Career Comparison

Rick Auerbach
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Ed Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Auerbach and Ed Sadowski are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Sadowski posted stronger numbers in OPS (.591 vs .576) and slugging (.319 vs .286). Rick Auerbach had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .272). By the career numbers, Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
238.93
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
240.67
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1567
600
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1407
538.74
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
548.98
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
118.32
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
100
110.91
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
91.51
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
67
74.31
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
21.44
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.18
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.91
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.45
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
26.8
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.6
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117.04
44.81
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.54
48.29
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
153.92
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
175.23
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
169.24
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
140
155.27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
63.94
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
55
61
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
32.93
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.25
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
93.43
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
82
90.94
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.85
45.51
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
38.36
42.54
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.3
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.63
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
39
43.25
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.83
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.87
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
75.81
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
104.25
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.91
7.91
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.42
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.42
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.55
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.04
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.83
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.98
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.16
63.16
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Rick Auerbach and Ed Sadowski

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.35
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.28
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
0.95
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10699
27
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3816
27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3566.1
9
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
9
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.73
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.47
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.92
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.51
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1928
4.87
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
7.04
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.65
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.98
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.448
5.448
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.73
70.73
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.9
77.9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.52
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25