Dick Billings vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tim McCarver comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Tim McCarver led in contact rate (K%+ 209 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 66), and home run production (HR/PA+ 89 vs 58). Tim McCarver was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Tim McCarver

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749.45
72.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
57.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
110.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781.93
75.6
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
9.57
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Tim McCarver

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
4.61
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
5.21
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
5.1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.09
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.1
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
0.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
0.24