Charlie Babb vs. Dave Edwards — Career Comparison

Charlie Babb
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueShortstop
Dave Edwards
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Babb and Dave Edwards are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Edwards posted stronger numbers in OPS (.653 vs .639) and slugging (.350 vs .300). Charlie Babb had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .303). By the career numbers, Dave Edwards had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Babb and Dave Edwards

Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
151.31
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
272.8
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1376
600
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1180
514.53
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
543.91
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
125.15
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
129.18
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
101.6
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
110
93.48
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
17.88
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.1
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.67
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.9
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
23.55
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.69
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150.8
65.75
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
68.73
58.41
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
154.36
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
190.37
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
199.27
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
211
179.32
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
62.79
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
80.74
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
50.58
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.04
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
113.37
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
130.88
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.69
70.94
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
58.96
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.62
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
54.51
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
55
46.74
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
75.87
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
124.93
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.91
7.91
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.34
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.25
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.6
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
28.78
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
28.78
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
18
15.3
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Charlie Babb and Dave Edwards

Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.03
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.52
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.66
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.9
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9060
27
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4755
27
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
9
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
3.04
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
2.48
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
2.87
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.45
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2136
6.37
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
2.73
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
5.91
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.61
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.88
92.88
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.734
5.734
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.87
63.87
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Charlie Babb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.34
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Babb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0