William Barton vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

William Barton
UnknownCuban GiantsNegro All-Star CircuitCatcher
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, William Barton and Fred McGriff are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred McGriff posted stronger numbers in OPS (.896 vs .799) and slugging (.509 vs .394). William Barton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.405 vs .387). By the career numbers, Fred McGriff had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for William Barton and Fred McGriff

William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
145.08
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8757
516.43
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
178.38
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2490
146.84
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1532
90.35
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
26.01
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.42
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
29.07
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
95.38
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696.1
100.03
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
210.81
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3834
226.11
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.799
0.799
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349
79.56
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1550
91.41
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2406
141.89
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
102.57
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1672.72
98.65
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
76.96
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.25
9.25
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.12
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.19
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.25
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.24
William Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
6.49
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for William Barton and Fred McGriff

William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
0.67
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.625
3.625
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
William Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0