Dick Burrus vs. Buddy Rosar — Career Comparison

Dick Burrus
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Buddy Rosar
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Dick Burrus 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+ 102 for Dick Burrus, 100 for Buddy Rosar), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 94 vs 90). The overall lean goes to Dick Burrus, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dick Burrus and Buddy Rosar

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
172.48
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
166
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1948
600
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1760
542.09
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3198
537.33
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
158.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
140.46
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
124.13
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
110.22
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
26.8
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
24.7
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.7
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.52
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.39
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
33.88
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
30.24
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.73
72.3
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339.82
57.1
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
657
202.36
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067
179.28
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
203.9
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
195.07
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
63.45
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
56.29
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
64.99
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
125.05
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
114.93
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.49
81.16
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.74
63.97
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.39
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.68
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.51
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
52.93
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
29.26
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
27.05
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
20.51
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.18
22.18
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
1.45
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
12.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
8.06
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
97
16.3
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.54
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.7
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.02
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.24
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
5.88
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
48.57
48.57

Fielding Stats for Dick Burrus and Buddy Rosar

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4308
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4356
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.18
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.369
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.664
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0