Ed Charles vs. Brian Giles — Career Comparison

Ed Charles
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Brian Giles
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brian Giles comes out clearly ahead of Ed Charles across most offensive categories. Brian Giles led in walk rate (BB%+ 177 vs 93), home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 117), and contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 108). Brian Giles was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Charles and Brian Giles

Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1005
154.26
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1847
141.44
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3909
600
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7835
600
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3482
534.46
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6527
499.83
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.911
0.911
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
917
140.75
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1897
145.27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
654
100.38
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
87.61
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
147
22.56
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
31.47
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.6
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
4.21
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
86
13.2
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
21.98
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
263
40.37
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
57.66
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
464.23
71.26
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.63
104.89
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
212.13
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3279
251.1
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1277
196.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3131
239.77
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.956
0.956
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
438
67.23
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1121
85.85
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
421
64.62
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1078
82.55
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
773
118.65
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1912
146.42
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
480.82
73.8
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345.17
103.01
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.3
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.91
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
332
50.96
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
90.59
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.07
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
8.73
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
80.58
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
63.94
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.53
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.31
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.76
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.36
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
13.97
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.25
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.2
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
8.35
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.37
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.45
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
18.57
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
11.79
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.07
71.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.78
70.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Charles and Brian Giles

Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
1.06
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1766
1.05
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
1.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
1.02
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24244
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45517
27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8081.1
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15172.1
9
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3447
2.04
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
2.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.06
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.14
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.04
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2854
3.18
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
2.14
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
3.04
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3542
2.1
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.876
2.876
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.006
2.006
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.19
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0