Sam Bowens vs. Steve O'Neill — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Steve O'Neill
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Steve O'Neill are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve O'Neill posted stronger numbers in OPS (.685 vs .659) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .285). Sam Bowens had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .337). By the career numbers, Steve O'Neill 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 Steve O'Neill

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1590
171.58
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5560
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4795
517.45
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1259
135.86
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
104.03
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
26.76
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.67
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.4
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
31.83
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617.19
66.6
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1614
174.17
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1894
204.39
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
59.66
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
48.35
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
57.95
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
104.89
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681.23
73.51
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.23
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.64
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
63.88
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
44.68
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.43
13.43
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
14.03
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.58
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.24
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.81
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
6.04
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.79
65.79
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Steve O'Neill

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.97
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8694
27
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898
9
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.88
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5968
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.01
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7883
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
1.95
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7666
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.001
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0