Jim Bottomley vs. Roy Campanella — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Roy Campanella
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star

Jim Bottomley and Roy Campanella are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Jim Bottomley, 113 for Roy Campanella), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 136). The overall lean goes to Roy Campanella, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Roy Campanella

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455
151.77
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
5752
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
5050
526.77
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.864
0.864
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
1427
148.85
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
900
93.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
235
24.51
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.12
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
527
54.97
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
892.4
93.09
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
2506
261.4
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
2072
216.13
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
787
82.09
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.12
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1015
105.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
1542
160.85
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
908.55
94.77
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.86
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
63.42
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
53.62
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
11.19
11.19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.07
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
147
15.33
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.17
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.07
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.77
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 600 PA
69.64
69.64

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Roy Campanella

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.23
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
1.02
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17207
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5735.2
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7570
11.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
1.09
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.18
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8377
13.14
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8265
12.97
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.825
5.825
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.14
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.12
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Campanella
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.23
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Campanella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.13