Tom Carey vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ed Goodson comes out clearly ahead of Tom Carey across most offensive categories. Ed Goodson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 119 vs 8), slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 83), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 96). Tom Carey held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 166 vs 147). Ed Goodson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tom Carey and Ed Goodson

Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
466
173.88
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
229.74
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608
600
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1521
567.54
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1266
564.76
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
155.97
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
120.9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
246
109.74
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
29.48
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
22.75
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.85
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.75
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
35.07
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.03
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.17
59.39
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133.81
59.69
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
197.39
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
211.45
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
182.84
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
63.06
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
167
62.31
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
75.84
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
124.63
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
248
110.63
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181.59
67.76
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.24
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
24.63
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.1
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
27.24
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.03
22.03
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.6
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.99
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.87
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.99
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Tom Carey and Ed Goodson

Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.2
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7085
27
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361.2
9
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.3
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2197
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.086
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0