Billy Beane vs. Augustus Saunders — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Augustus Saunders
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Augustus Saunders are closely matched on the surface stats. Augustus Saunders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.584 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.309 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in slugging (.296 vs .276). By the career numbers, Augustus Saunders had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Augustus Saunders

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
81
158.82
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
306
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
129.41
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
115.69
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.76
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.84
48.71
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
75
147.06
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
180.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.14
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
25
49.02
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.78
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
107.84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.88
58.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
45.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Augustus Saunders

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.99
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.05
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
27
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.91
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.69
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.6
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.46
90.46
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Augustus Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augustus Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0