Bob Barton vs. Ed Giovanola — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Ed Giovanola
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bob Barton posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Giovanola. Bob Barton posted stronger numbers in slugging (.287 vs .269) and batting average (.226 vs .216). Ed Giovanola had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .298). By the career numbers, Bob Barton 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 Ed Giovanola

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
367.42
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
356
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
301
507.3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
65
109.55
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
55
92.7
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.13
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.43
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.74
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.38
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
10
16.85
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.88
45.31
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
156.63
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
81
136.52
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
185.39
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
69.1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
34.35
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.02
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
99.44
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.34
51.13
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
74.16
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.69
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
82.58
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.27
7.27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.48
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.37
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.74
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.37
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Ed Giovanola

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2176
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
725.1
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.55
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
4.58
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.24
32.24
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Ed Giovanola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Ed Giovanola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0