Bob Chance vs. Bob O'Farrell — Career Comparison

Bob Chance
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob O'Farrell
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcherMVP

Looking at the career totals, Bob Chance and Bob O'Farrell are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob O'Farrell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.360 vs .331). Bob Chance had the advantage in slugging (.406 vs .388). By the career numbers, Bob O'Farrell 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 Bob O'Farrell

Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
200.72
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1492
188.78
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
828
600
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4742
600
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
541.3
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4101
518.89
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1120
141.71
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
98.55
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
102.49
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
34
24.64
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
25.43
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.34
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
6.45
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
42.75
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
39.22
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
100.05
72.5
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621.47
78.63
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
219.57
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1590
201.18
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
267
193.48
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1678
212.32
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
76
55.07
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
65.42
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
81.16
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
69.46
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
164
118.84
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1015
128.43
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
101.43
73.5
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666.16
84.29
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.39
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
68
49.28
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
69.21
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.25
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
51.62
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.62
11.62
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.5
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.7
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.39
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.17
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.43
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.62
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
5.31
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Chance and Bob O'Farrell

Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.18
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.06
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4615
27
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538.1
9
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
6.9
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
7.34
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
7.24
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.154
6.154
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.943
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.05
90.05
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.57
Bob O'Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0