Cody Bellinger vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Cody Bellinger
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Cody Bellinger comes out clearly ahead of Michael Saunders across most offensive categories. Cody Bellinger led in home run production (HR/PA+ 164 vs 116), contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 75), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 101). Michael Saunders held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 120). Cody Bellinger was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Cody Bellinger and Michael Saunders

Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
145.72
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
169.28
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4764
600
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4230
532.75
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2455
536.22
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
138.79
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
570
124.5
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
80.35
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
26.57
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.87
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.53
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
28.34
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
81
17.69
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
58.44
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
223
48.71
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.11
90.19
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
317.49
69.35
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2044
257.43
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
974
212.74
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
200.38
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
86.9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
324
70.77
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
87.53
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1160
146.1
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
506
110.52
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701.37
88.33
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
308.07
67.29
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.52
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.75
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
59.07
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.3
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.18
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
957
120.53
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.67
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.49
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 600 PA
60
7.56
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.43
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
13.1
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
55
12.01
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.02
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
16.12
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Cody Bellinger and Michael Saunders

Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
1.18
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
1.1
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
1
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
1
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28538
27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9512.2
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4018
3.8
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
2.19
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.13
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.03
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4184
3.96
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1466
2.26
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4153
3.93
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
2.24
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.92
84.92
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Cody Bellinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.19
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Bellinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0