Bob Boken vs. Jason McDonald — Career Comparison

Bob Boken
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jason McDonald
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Boken and Jason McDonald are closely matched on the surface stats. Jason McDonald posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .291). Bob Boken had the advantage in batting average (.247 vs .241). By the career numbers, Jason McDonald had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Boken and Jason McDonald

Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
147
178.9
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
208.76
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
556.19
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
505.11
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
137.53
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
107.1
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.51
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.26
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.71
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.65
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.3
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.03
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
25
30.43
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
31.39
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
46.69
56.82
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.44
67.47
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
187.42
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
172.99
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
141
171.6
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
204.38
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
82.48
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.63
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
51
37.23
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
111.68
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
62.81
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.53
69.73
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.84
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
76.64
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
155
113.14
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.74
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.22
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.38
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.87
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.09
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.87
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.09
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.96
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
63.46
63.46

Fielding Stats for Bob Boken and Jason McDonald

Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.39
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4957
27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652.1
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.69
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.86
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.78
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.075
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.84
64.84
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0