Rick Cerone vs. Bob O'Farrell — Career Comparison

Rick Cerone
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bob O'Farrell
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcherMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob O'Farrell comes out clearly ahead of Rick Cerone across most offensive categories. Bob O'Farrell led in walk rate (BB%+ 171 vs 92), home run production (HR/PA+ 122 vs 64), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 93). Rick Cerone held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 82). Bob O'Farrell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Cerone and Bob O'Farrell

Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
1329
177.04
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1492
188.78
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
4504
600
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4742
600
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4069
542.05
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4101
518.89
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
998
132.95
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1120
141.71
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
734
97.78
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
102.49
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
190
25.31
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
25.43
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.34
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
7.86
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
6.45
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
264
35.17
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
39.22
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
409.07
54.49
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621.47
78.63
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
1395
185.83
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590
201.18
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
1342
178.77
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1678
212.32
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
393
52.35
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
65.42
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
436
58.08
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
69.46
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
770
102.58
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1015
128.43
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
433.52
57.75
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666.16
84.29
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.2
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.39
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
320
42.63
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
69.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.2
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
450
59.95
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
51.62
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.01
10.01
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.62
11.62
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.39
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.5
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.73
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
118
15.72
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.39
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.43
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.93
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.73
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.31
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
21.43
21.43
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Rick Cerone and Bob O'Farrell

Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
1.14
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
1.01
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30375
27
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10125
9
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
5.83
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
0.48
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.06
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7161
6.37
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5405
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7091
6.3
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5275
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.514
5.514
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.943
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.26
88.26
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.05
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.09
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
0.63
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.37
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0