Michael Bourn vs. Ed Putman — Career Comparison

Michael Bourn
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Michael Bourn and Ed Putman are closely matched on the surface stats. Michael Bourn posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.331 vs .316) and batting average (.266 vs .239). Ed Putman had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Michael Bourn had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Michael Bourn and Ed Putman

Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1361
153.41
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5323
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4784
539.24
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
539.24
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1272
143.38
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976
110.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
21.53
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
7.78
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.06
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
33.36
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628.11
70.8
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1709
192.64
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
197.47
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1736
195.68
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
189.87
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
76.42
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
40.69
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
113.06
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656.99
74.05
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.14
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
50.16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.47
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1124
126.7
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.86
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.59
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.83
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
38.44
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
10.6
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
49.03
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.39
78.39
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Michael Bourn and Ed Putman

Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
1.13
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
0.98
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31366
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10455.1
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
2.45
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.02
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.53
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
2.5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.218
2.218
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.316
3.316
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.25
87.25
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11