Lou Brock vs. Bill Freehan — Career Comparison

Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Bill Freehan
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Freehan comes out clearly ahead of Lou Brock across most offensive categories. Bill Freehan led in home run production (HR/PA+ 170 vs 90), contact rate (K%+ 138 vs 84), and walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 82). Lou Brock held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 111). Bill Freehan was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Brock and Bill Freehan

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2616
139.71
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1774
154.28
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
6899
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10332
551.78
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
6073
528.16
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3023
161.44
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
1591
138.37
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
120
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
1115
96.97
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
25.95
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
241
20.96
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
7.53
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.04
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
149
7.96
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
17.39
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
41.44
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
476
41.4
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551.65
82.87
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
870.62
75.72
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4238
226.33
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
2502
217.6
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
204.7
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
2331
202.73
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
85.98
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
706
61.4
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
758
65.92
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2361
126.09
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
1264
109.93
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590.59
84.94
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
900.4
78.31
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.62
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
9.91
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
40.64
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
54.44
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
6.62
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
67
5.83
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
65.49
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.16
9.16
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.51
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.3
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.46
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.17
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
6.09
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
138
12
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.09
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.83
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.91
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.34
75.34
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Lou Brock and Bill Freehan

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
1.05
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
1.06
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
1.03
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
1.01
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64478
27
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44401
27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21492.2
9
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14800.1
9
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4394
1.84
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11235
6.83
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
0.49
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.08
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.05
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4732
1.98
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12129
7.38
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4536
1.9
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12048
7.33
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.809
1.809
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.924
6.924
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.01
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.12
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.06
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.13
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
0.45
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.26