Ed Caskin vs. Bob Gilks — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Ed Caskin and Bob Gilks are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Caskin had the edge in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Caskin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Caskin and Bob Gilks

Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
148.08
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
340
140.79
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1953
600
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1449
600
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1871
574.81
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1385
573.5
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
131.18
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
132.51
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
112.14
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
114.7
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.36
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.66
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.07
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.73
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.41
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
19.05
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
17.81
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131.47
40.39
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108.4
44.89
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
154.53
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
154.87
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
156.37
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
159.01
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
70.35
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
163
67.49
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
50.08
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
58.8
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
119.82
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
125.88
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150.38
46.2
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122.41
50.69
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.21
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
25.19
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
49
20.29
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
52.23
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
43.06
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
11.49
11.49
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
13.93
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
19.46
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
19.46
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Caskin and Bob Gilks

Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.03
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.08
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12762
27
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8685
27
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
9
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895
9
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
1.66
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
2.12
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
3.05
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.69
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.65
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2534
5.36
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
3.05
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
4.72
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
2.82
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.96
87.96
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.26
92.26
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.577
4.577
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.603
2.603
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Caskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.21
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.13
Bob Gilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Caskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0