Dick Billings vs. Jose Valentin — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jose Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Valentin comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Jose Valentin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 151 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 104 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 82). Dick Billings held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 90 vs 85). Jose Valentin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Jose Valentin

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1678
159.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5539
526.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
128.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
97.7
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
71.81
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
28.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.89
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
23.65
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.53
80.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2479
235.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2007
190.63
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
872
82.82
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
77.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
136.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823.28
78.2
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.75
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
59.84
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.13
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
92.34
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
122.91
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.65
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.65
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.92
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.32
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
18.24
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.83
70.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Jose Valentin

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
1.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
1.64
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4346
2.99
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7013
4.82
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6735
4.63
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.183
4.183
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
0.65
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0