Ed Brinkman vs. Bobby Sturgeon — Career Comparison

Ed Brinkman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Bobby Sturgeon
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstop

Ed Brinkman and Bobby Sturgeon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 90 for Ed Brinkman, 86 for Bobby Sturgeon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 88). The overall lean goes to Ed Brinkman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Brinkman and Bobby Sturgeon

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
166.72
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
197.03
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6640
600
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1279
600
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6045
546.23
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1220
572.32
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1355
122.44
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
146.83
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1056
95.42
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
118.22
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
18.16
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.52
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.43
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.63
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.42
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.47
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.02
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
28.62
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.28
45.21
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.25
46.56
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
163.73
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
182.02
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1839
166.17
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
348
163.25
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
49.7
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
49.73
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
41.66
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
80
37.53
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
85.93
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
86.79
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519.1
46.91
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.36
53.18
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.47
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
40.12
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.95
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.98
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
845
76.36
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
37.06
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
7.86
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.19
16.19
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.42
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
11.26
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
162
14.64
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.71
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.28
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.16
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.87
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.28
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Brinkman and Bobby Sturgeon

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.07
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
1.02
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45887
27
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15295.2
9
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2936
1.73
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5500
3.24
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.15
Bobby Sturgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8697
5.12
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8436
4.96
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1693
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.635
4.635
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.265
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
0.59
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sturgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0