Josh Bard vs. Rick Cerone — Career Comparison

Josh Bard
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Rick Cerone
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Josh Bard and Rick Cerone are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 94 for Josh Bard, 93 for Rick Cerone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 88 vs 88). The overall lean goes to Josh Bard, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Josh Bard and Rick Cerone

Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
586
177.58
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
177.04
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4504
600
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1778
538.79
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4069
542.05
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
136.97
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
998
132.95
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
91.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
97.78
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
33.03
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
25.31
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.82
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
7.86
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
45.76
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
35.17
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216.45
65.59
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409.07
54.49
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
207.27
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1395
185.83
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
190.91
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1342
178.77
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
162
49.09
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
52.35
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
66.67
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
58.08
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
103.94
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
102.58
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.01
66.67
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433.52
57.75
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.2
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
53.03
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
42.63
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.2
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
90.61
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
59.95
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
6.62
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.01
10.01
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.33
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.39
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.94
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.73
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
16.97
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
15.72
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.93
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.52
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.73
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.43
21.43

Fielding Stats for Josh Bard and Rick Cerone

Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
1.12
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
1.14
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
1
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
1.01
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12675
27
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30375
27
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4225
9
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10125
9
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3102
6.61
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
5.83
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.49
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
0.48
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.06
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
7.16
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
6.37
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
7.1
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7091
6.3
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.02
99.02
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.321
6.321
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.514
5.514
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.05
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.09
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
0.76
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
0.63
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.37