Ray Bates vs. Billy Consolo — Career Comparison

Ray Bates
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Billy Consolo
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ray Bates and Billy Consolo are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Consolo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.605 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .277). Ray Bates had the advantage in slugging (.318 vs .289). By the career numbers, Billy Consolo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ray Bates and Billy Consolo

Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
154
164.71
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
265.44
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
561
600
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
600
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
550.8
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1178
518.56
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
128.34
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
114.45
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
95.19
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
92
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.39
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
13.65
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.63
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.84
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.96
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.16
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
22.45
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.53
52.97
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112.61
49.57
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
175.4
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
149.67
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
151
161.5
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
186.65
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
51
54.55
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
69.55
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
74.87
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
36.54
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
127.27
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
102.13
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
57.75
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.04
53.72
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.49
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.32
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.67
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
70.87
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
51.34
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
297
130.74
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.69
11.69
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.92
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
10.56
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.4
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
8.36
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Ray Bates and Billy Consolo

Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.45
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.95
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8939
27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979.2
9
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.79
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
3.2
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.29
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
5.29
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
5
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.453
3.453
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.34
65.34
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.66
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0