Larry Bowa vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Larry Bowa and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Will Middlebrooks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.665 vs .623) and slugging (.391 vs .320). Larry Bowa had the advantage in on-base percentage (.303 vs .274). By the career numbers, Will Middlebrooks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Will Middlebrooks

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
168.72
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8418
554.85
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2191
144.41
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
24.8
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125.43
60.99
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
176.78
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987
65.06
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.86
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
98.67
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
112.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924.36
60.93
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
31.24
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.83
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.98
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.86
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.81
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.18
75.18
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Will Middlebrooks

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3323
1.57
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.82
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.1
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10398
4.9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10187
4.8
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.574
4.574
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.13
88.13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
0.6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0