Billy Beane vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Don Wheeler
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Don Wheeler posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Don Wheeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Don Wheeler 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 Don Wheeler

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
46
125.45
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
92.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.55
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.38
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.73
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.91
59.77
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.14
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
60
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
106.67
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
103.64
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
64.23
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.58
11.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Don Wheeler

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663.2
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0