Jimmy Burke vs. Bob Geren — Career Comparison

Jimmy Burke
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Geren
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Burke and Bob Geren are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Geren posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .584) and slugging (.349 vs .289). Jimmy Burke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bob Geren had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Burke and Bob Geren

Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
154.06
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
218.76
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2142
600
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
842
600
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1947
545.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
765
545.13
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
133.05
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
178
126.84
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
112.89
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
134
95.49
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
16.25
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.96
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.64
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.68
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
20.17
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.35
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189.78
53.16
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
53.04
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
157.42
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
190.26
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
172.83
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
233
166.03
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
56.02
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
62
44.18
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
52.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
54.16
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
108.12
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
116
82.66
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215.67
60.41
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.45
53.05
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.4
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.28
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
31.37
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
34.92
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.56
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
29.13
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
179
127.55
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
20.6
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.85
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
19
13.54
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.14
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.53
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Burke and Bob Geren

Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
1.06
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.3
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.99
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13959
27
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
6046
27
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
9
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015.1
9
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
1.48
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
5.89
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
2.23
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.58
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.42
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2136
4.13
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1461
6.52
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
3.71
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
6.47
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.79
89.79
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.18
99.18
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.513
3.513
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.979
4.979
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.77
43.77
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.29
76.29
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4