Dick Bertell vs. Sammy Esposito — Career Comparison

Dick Bertell
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Sammy Esposito
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Bertell and Sammy Esposito are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Bertell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .609) and slugging (.312 vs .277). Sammy Esposito had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .318). By the career numbers, Dick Bertell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Bertell and Sammy Esposito

Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
444
184.11
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
346.39
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1447
600
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
970
600
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1310
543.19
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
792
489.9
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
135.59
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
164
101.44
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
113.61
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
127
78.56
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.1
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.7
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.73
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.15
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.95
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
21.98
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.89
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.89
51.37
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
78.4
48.5
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
169.59
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
219
135.46
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
180.79
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
193.61
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
37.73
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
80.41
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
46.44
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
73
45.15
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
193
80.03
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
120.62
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.97
56.38
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
85.55
52.91
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.24
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
106
43.95
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
89.69
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.2
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
77.95
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
78.56
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
7.7
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PA
7.64
7.64
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
1.14
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.05
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.99
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.56
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.95
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.27
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
14.23
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.83
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.33
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.66
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.33
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.49
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.66
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Dick Bertell and Sammy Esposito

Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
1.16
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.93
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.03
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.74
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10176
27
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7110
27
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
9
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2370
9
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053
5.45
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.2
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.7
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.5
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
6.24
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
3.87
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
6.15
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
3.71
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.288
5.288
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.81
88.81
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.31
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.28
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bertell
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.4
Sammy Esposito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bertell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.36
Sammy Esposito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0