Dick Billings vs. Bones Ely — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bones Ely
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dick Billings comes out clearly ahead of Bones Ely across most offensive categories. Dick Billings led in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 18), walk rate (BB%+ 66 vs 52), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 86 vs 79). Bones Ely held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 94 vs 90). Dick Billings was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Bones Ely

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1343
144.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5584
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1231
549.14
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5167
555.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1333
143.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1092
117.34
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
16.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
7.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.58
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
25.9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534.73
57.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1690
181.59
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1601
172.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
70.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
70.59
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1289
138.5
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611.78
65.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
38.81
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
27.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
31.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
19.12
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
16.01
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
17.73
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
17.73
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Bones Ely

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349
1.03
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35376
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11792
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2833
2.16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4401
3.36
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
0.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
5.21
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7840
5.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
5.1
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7234
5.52
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.363
5.363
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.37
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0