Allen Battle vs. Don Heffner — Career Comparison

Allen Battle
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Allen Battle and Don Heffner are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Heffner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .601) and slugging (.303 vs .274). Allen Battle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 vs .317). By the career numbers, Don Heffner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Allen Battle and Don Heffner

Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
225
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
248
516.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2526
532.54
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
20.87
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.75
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.14
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.43
52.98
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
68
141.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
161.28
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
191.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
68.75
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
52.28
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
39
81.25
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
27.28
56.83
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279.03
58.83
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
56.92
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
108.33
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.32
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
5.48
Allen Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
37.5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.22
72.22
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Allen Battle and Don Heffner

Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.34
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529.1
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.43
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.47
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.835
1.835
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Allen Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.62
69.62
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allen Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0