Bob Barton vs. Lou Nordyke — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Nordyke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Lou Nordyke are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Nordyke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.629 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .298). Bob Barton had the advantage in slugging (.287 vs .264). By the career numbers, Lou Nordyke 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 Nordyke

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
234.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
53
496.88
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
121.88
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.13
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.56
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.38
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
64.44
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
156.63
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
72.81
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Lou Nordyke

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.11
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.02
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
6.34
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
11.6
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
7.02
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
12.71
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2171
6.93
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
11.97
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.713
5.713
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.42
83.42
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0