Don Blasingame vs. Willie Calhoun — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Willie Calhoun
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Don Blasingame and Willie Calhoun are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Calhoun posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .658) and slugging (.399 vs .327). Don Blasingame had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .304). By the career numbers, Willie Calhoun had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Willie Calhoun

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
165.35
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1217
545.33
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1366
138.03
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
293
131.29
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
189
84.69
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.54
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.24
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
18.82
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
46.6
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150.7
67.53
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
217.77
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1933
195.32
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
406
181.93
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
73.86
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
140
62.73
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
62.73
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
106.65
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.77
68.01
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.48
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
103
46.15
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
46.68
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
86.93
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.85
12.85
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.03
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
10.31
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Willie Calhoun

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.17
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.06
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3160
2.48
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.74
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
2.9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.12
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.82
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.79
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
90.56
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0