Bob Barton vs. Steve Sax — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Steve Sax
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Steve Sax posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Steve Sax posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .298). Bob Barton had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve Sax 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 Steve Sax

Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1769
139.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7632
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6940
545.6
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
153.22
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
123.43
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
21.86
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.25
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
29.8
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
861.21
67.71
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2483
195.2
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2529
198.82
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
71.78
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
43.24
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
110.77
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.02
72.49
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.89
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
43.71
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
3.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
45.91
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.9
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.91
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.48
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
34.91
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
13.99
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
48.9
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Steve Sax

Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.04
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
1.02
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44712
27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14904
9
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3617
2.18
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4817
2.91
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8624
5.21
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8434
5.09
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.906
4.906
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.42
83.42
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
0.6
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0