Red Barnes vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Red Barnes
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Red Barnes and Deion Sanders 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+ 99 for Red Barnes, 100 for Deion Sanders), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 100). The overall lean goes to Deion Sanders, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Red Barnes and Deion Sanders

Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
180.25
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
165.42
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
952
600
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
836
526.89
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
225
141.81
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
152
95.8
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
104.26
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
25.84
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
15.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
11.1
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.04
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
46.01
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
39.74
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125.65
79.19
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287.53
74.2
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
338
213.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
204.83
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
190.45
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
95.8
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
79.48
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
61.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
151.89
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133.48
84.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294.7
76.05
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.15
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
59.87
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.81
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.53
12.53
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.08
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.94
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.56
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.15
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
10.71
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Red Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Red Barnes and Deion Sanders

Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.1
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.01
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13203
27
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4401
9
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
2.37
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
2.46
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
2.42
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.33
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.44
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.191
2.191
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Red Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0