Sam Calderone vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Sam Calderone
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Sam Calderone and Ed Goodson are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Goodson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .670) and slugging (.374 vs .348). Sam Calderone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .306). By the career numbers, Ed Goodson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Calderone and Ed Goodson

Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
364
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
229.74
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
141
564
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1266
564.76
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
164
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
140
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
109.74
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.75
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.03
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
14.82
59.28
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.81
59.69
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
49
196
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
211.45
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
192
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
100
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
75.84
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
160
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
110.63
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.53
70.11
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.1
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.54
11.54
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25

Fielding Stats for Sam Calderone and Ed Goodson

Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
10.43
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.2
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7085
27
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361.2
9
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
20.61
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
5.16
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.09
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.3
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
23.22
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736
6.62
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
22.7
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
6.46
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.58
97.58
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.42
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Calderone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Calderone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0