Sam Bowens vs. Otto Krueger — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Otto Krueger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Otto Krueger are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .648) and slugging (.375 vs .322). Otto Krueger had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Otto Krueger

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
156.16
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1948
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1704
524.85
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
131.52
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
107.49
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
20.31
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
40
12.32
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.16
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.54
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
78
24.02
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.07
62.85
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
168.79
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
190.35
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
70.84
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
60.37
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
129.67
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.99
70.53
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.23
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.55
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
49.28
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
45.28
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.25
13.25
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
16.32
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
14.78
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
14.78
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Otto Krueger

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.06
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.97
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.23
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12018
27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4006
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.88
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
1.54
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
2.36
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.46
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
4.36
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
3.9
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.49
89.49
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.696
3.696
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.7
21.7
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Otto Krueger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.23
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Krueger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0