Ed Charles vs. Jerry Grote — Career Comparison

Ed Charles
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jerry Grote
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Ed Charles and Jerry Grote each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Ed Charles had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 46), while Jerry Grote led in contact rate (K%+ 150 vs 108). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Ed Charles and Jerry Grote

Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1005
154.26
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
176.01
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3909
600
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4844
600
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3482
534.46
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
537.45
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
140.75
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1092
135.26
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
654
100.38
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
871
107.89
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
22.56
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
19.82
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.6
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.73
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.2
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.83
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
40.37
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
221
27.37
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464.23
71.26
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
441.13
54.64
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1382
212.13
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1413
175.02
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1277
196.01
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
187.9
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
67.23
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
352
43.6
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
64.62
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
404
50.04
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
118.65
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
717
88.81
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480.82
73.8
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
474.84
58.82
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.3
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.22
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
50.96
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
49.42
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.07
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
9.54
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
80.58
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
74.32
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.53
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.82
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.76
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.09
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
13.97
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
131
16.23
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.2
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.86
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.37
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.85
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
18.57
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.71
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.07
71.07
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 600 PA
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Charles and Jerry Grote

Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
1.06
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
1.12
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
1.01
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246
1.01
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24244
27
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33305
27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8081.1
9
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11101.2
9
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
1
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8103
6.57
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
2.05
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
0.54
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.14
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.07
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2854
3.18
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8851
7.18
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2732
3.04
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8769
7.11
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.876
2.876
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.364
6.364
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.42
90.42
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.19
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.07
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.06
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.14
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Grote
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
0.47
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Grote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
0.28