George Bone vs. Dick Groat — Career Comparison

George Bone
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Bone and Dick Groat are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .333). Dick Groat had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .349). By the career numbers, George Bone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bone and Dick Groat

George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
43
548.94
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
165.96
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2138
156.84
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1680
123.24
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
33.6
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
72.21
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2741
201.08
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
83.67
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
512
37.56
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.5
23.5
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
15.97
15.97
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.03
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.98
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.01
George Bone
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
34.15

Fielding Stats for George Bone and Dick Groat

George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.2
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.4
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
George Bone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.8
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.22
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9766
5.6
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.3
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.89
86.89
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.417
4.417
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0