Dick Billings vs. Buddy Rosar — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Buddy Rosar
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buddy Rosar comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Buddy Rosar led in contact rate (K%+ 249 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 92 vs 66), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 86). Dick Billings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 28). Buddy Rosar was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Buddy Rosar

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
166
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3198
537.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
140.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
110.22
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
24.7
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.52
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
30.24
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.82
57.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067
179.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1161
195.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
56.29
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
114.93
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380.74
63.97
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
52.93
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
27.05
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.18
22.18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
8.06
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
16.06
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
97
16.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.86
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
5.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.57
48.57

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Buddy Rosar

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8276
27
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758.2
9
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4356
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.664
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0