Sid Bream vs. Joe Craig — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Craig
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sid Bream and Joe Craig are closely matched on the surface stats. Sid Bream posted stronger numbers in OPS (.764 vs .745) and slugging (.420 vs .344). Joe Craig had the advantage in on-base percentage (.401 vs .344). By the career numbers, Sid Bream had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Joe Craig

Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
57
179.06
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3108
528.27
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
157
493.19
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
141.36
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125.65
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
49.8
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447.04
75.98
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.91
78.25
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1304
221.64
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
54
169.63
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1177
200.06
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
235.6
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
106.81
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
77.34
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.68
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
121.7
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
185.34
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.47
75.72
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.79
90.45
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.85
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
60
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
450
76.49
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
191
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
4.42
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
75
12.75
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.5
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.8
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Joe Craig

Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.18
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.19
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
0.99
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21962
27
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7320.2
9
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7437
9.14
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.6
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
0.97
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.08
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8292
10.19
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8223
10.11
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.74
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.89
83.89
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
0.76
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0