Bob Barton vs. Wally Gerber — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Wally Gerber
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Wally Gerber posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Wally Gerber posted stronger numbers in OPS (.635 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .298). Bob Barton had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wally Gerber 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 Wally Gerber

Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
157.02
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5816
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5099
526.03
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
135.04
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
111.83
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
17.74
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.75
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
23.21
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.02
55.81
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1594
164.44
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1807
186.42
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
57.57
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
49.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
105.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626.59
64.64
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.4
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
47.97
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
36.83
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.29
16.29
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
22.59
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.44
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.85
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
9.28
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.78
47.78

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Wally Gerber

Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8454
27
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
9
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4446
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7921
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7471
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.991
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Wally Gerber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Wally Gerber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0