Joe Chamberlain vs. Dick Cole — Career Comparison

Joe Chamberlain
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dick Cole
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Joe Chamberlain and Dick Cole are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Cole posted stronger numbers in OPS (.635 vs .605) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .272). Joe Chamberlain had the advantage in slugging (.333 vs .312). By the career numbers, Dick Cole had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Chamberlain and Dick Cole

Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
175.51
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
198.26
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
600
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
575.51
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1215
528.26
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
138.78
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
131.74
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.12
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
104.78
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
21.74
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.35
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
26.96
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.85
51.67
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
191.84
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
164.78
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
40
163.27
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
190
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
46.09
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
46.52
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
91.74
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
13.74
56.09
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.09
58.3
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.87
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
57.39
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.87
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
155.1
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
53.91
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.43
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.04
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
17.83
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Joe Chamberlain and Dick Cole

Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.94
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5513
27
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1837.2
9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
2.94
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
4.28
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
7.5
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
7.22
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.42
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.722
3.722
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.74
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0