Dick Billings vs. Bobby Valentine — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bobby Valentine
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bobby Valentine comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Bobby Valentine led in contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 101 vs 89), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 94 vs 86). Dick Billings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 30). Bobby Valentine was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Bobby Valentine

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
200.84
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1698
533.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
138.61
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
113.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
18.54
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.83
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
25.14
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170.2
53.5
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
174.12
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
185.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
55.32
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
49.35
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
101.26
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
100.89
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.58
60.21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
44
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.57
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
42.12
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.25
14.25
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.8
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
15.4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.29
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
14.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Bobby Valentine

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10954
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3651.1
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
2.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
2.05
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
4.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
4.11
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.091
3.091
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0