Jim Ball vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Champ Osteen posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Champ Osteen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.509 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.233 vs .185). By the career numbers, Champ Osteen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and Champ Osteen

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
51
556.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
111.46
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.71
38.48
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
137.46
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.28
39.54
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Champ Osteen

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.15
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.09
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.01
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.01
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.49
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.95
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.51
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.08
91.08
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.131
4.131
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.52
84.52
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0