Bob Barton vs. Jimmy Knowles — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Jimmy Knowles
Pre-GenerationalCANBats RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Jimmy Knowles are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Knowles posted stronger numbers in OPS (.618 vs .585) and slugging (.329 vs .287). Bob Barton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .288). By the career numbers, Jimmy Knowles 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 Jimmy Knowles

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
357
144.63
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1481
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1049
545.88
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1388
562.32
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
135.31
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
104.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.21
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.34
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.65
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
31.2
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.65
61.44
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
185.15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
172.99
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
74.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.48
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
124.78
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.93
66.82
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.62
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
36.06
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
33.63
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
17.84
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
33.63
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
33.63
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Jimmy Knowles

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
1.04
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9303
27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
3.79
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
2.21
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.6
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2276
6.61
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2070
6.01
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.95
90.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.713
5.713
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.782
5.782
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.3
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Jimmy Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Jimmy Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0