Bob Barton vs. Lou Gehrig — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Gehrig
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Gehrig posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Lou Gehrig posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.080 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.447 vs .298). By the career numbers, Lou Gehrig had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Lou Gehrig

Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164
134.41
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9660
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8001
496.96
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.053
1.053
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2721
169.01
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1531
95.09
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
33.17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
10.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
30.62
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
73.91
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2222.79
138.06
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5060
314.29
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4274
265.47
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.247
1.247
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1888
117.27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1995
123.91
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3390
210.56
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207.87
137.13
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.8
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1508
93.66
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
49.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.23
12.23
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
6.58
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
6.34
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
6.27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
12.61
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Lou Gehrig

Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8454
27
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
9
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19525
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20808
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20612
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.06
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.6
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1575
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0