Sam Bowens vs. Shorty Fuller — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Shorty Fuller are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .611) and slugging (.375 vs .289). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .285). By the career numbers, Sam Bowens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Shorty Fuller

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
124.56
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
103.63
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
20.31
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
50.37
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.04
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.92
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
38
16.08
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Shorty Fuller

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.97
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0