Larry Brown vs. Buddy Rosar — Career Comparison

Larry Brown
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Buddy Rosar
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Larry Brown and Buddy Rosar 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+ 96 for Larry Brown, 100 for Buddy Rosar), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 90). The overall lean goes to Buddy Rosar, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Larry Brown and Buddy Rosar

Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
174.99
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
988
166
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3871
600
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3449
534.59
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3198
537.33
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
803
124.46
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
140.46
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
635
98.42
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
110.22
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
108
16.74
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
24.7
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.52
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
7.28
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
168
26.04
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
30.24
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
322.44
49.98
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.82
57.1
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
167.09
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1067
179.28
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1142
177.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1161
195.07
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
331
51.3
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
56.29
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
254
39.37
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
61.66
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
538
83.39
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
114.93
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
344.06
53.33
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380.74
63.97
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.41
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.68
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
49.13
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
52.93
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.03
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
414
64.17
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
27.05
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.35
9.35
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.18
22.18
Larry Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
9.3
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
48
8.06
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.56
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
14.72
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
97
16.3
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.41
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.56
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.97
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.88
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.89
48.89
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
48.57
48.57

Fielding Stats for Larry Brown and Buddy Rosar

Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
1.15
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
0.98
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25732
27
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8577.1
9
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
1.75
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2585
2.71
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.16
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4400
4.62
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4250
4.46
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4356
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.18
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.878
3.878
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.664
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.49
85.49
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.55
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Larry Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0