Bob Chance vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Bob Chance
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Medwick posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Chance. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .331). Bob Chance had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Chance and Joe Medwick

Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
200.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
828
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
747
541.3
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
98.55
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
34
24.64
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
59
42.75
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
100.05
72.5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
303
219.57
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
267
193.48
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
76
55.07
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
112
81.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
164
118.84
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
101.43
73.5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
49.28
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.25
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.7
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.17
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.62
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Chance and Joe Medwick

Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.18
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.06
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4615
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538.1
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
6.9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
7.34
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
7.24
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.154
6.154
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.05
90.05
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.57
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0