Neal Ball vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Neal Ball and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Will Middlebrooks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.665 vs .609) and slugging (.391 vs .314). Neal Ball had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .274). By the career numbers, Will Middlebrooks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Will Middlebrooks

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
169.59
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
347
168.72
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
544.93
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
18.92
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
24.8
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.79
57.36
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125.43
60.99
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
171.28
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
55.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.86
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
151
51.01
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
104.73
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
112.32
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.87
63.13
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
33.45
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
109.12
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.86
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.81
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Will Middlebrooks

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.13
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.02
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.82
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.862
4.862
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.91
58.91
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.13
88.13
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.52
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0