Dick Billings vs. Pat Valaika — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Pat Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Billings and Pat Valaika are closely matched on the surface stats. Pat Valaika posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .589) and slugging (.378 vs .304). Dick Billings had the advantage in on-base percentage (.285 vs .264). By the career numbers, Pat Valaika 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 Billings and Pat Valaika

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
259.72
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
864
600
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1231
549.14
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
802
556.94
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
124.91
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
177
122.92
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
97.7
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
112
77.78
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.61
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.61
58.06
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
210.42
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
167.73
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
226
156.94
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
63.19
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
63.89
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
106.25
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.77
54.7
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.39
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
38.81
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
47
32.64
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
92.34
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
235
163.19
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.25
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.03
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.08
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Pat Valaika

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.58
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.94
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.53
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.819
2.819
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.08
59.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.61
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0