Les Bell vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Les Bell
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Les Bell and Ed Goodson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Les Bell, 98 for Ed Goodson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 108). The overall lean goes to Ed Goodson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Les Bell and Ed Goodson

Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
148.22
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
229.74
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3627
600
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3239
535.81
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1266
564.76
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
155.17
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
105.71
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
109.74
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
30.44
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
22.75
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.11
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
10.92
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
49.46
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
83
37.03
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499.89
82.7
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
133.81
59.69
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1418
234.57
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
474
211.45
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216
201.16
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
66.83
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
84.2
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
170
75.84
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
847
140.12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
248
110.63
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538.54
89.09
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
45.66
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
28.1
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
53.27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.26
11.26
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
18.2
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Les Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.14
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.83
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.96
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Les Bell and Ed Goodson

Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.2
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7085
27
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361.2
9
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.3
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2655
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.63
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.841
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Les Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0