Ossie Chavarria vs. Bernie James — Career Comparison

Ossie Chavarria
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bernie James
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bernie James posted the stronger offensive profile against Ossie Chavarria. Bernie James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .565) and on-base percentage (.310 vs .285). Ossie Chavarria had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bernie James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ossie Chavarria and Bernie James

Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
266.67
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
114
263.08
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
537.63
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
546.92
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
52
111.83
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
140.77
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
38
81.72
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.3
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.08
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
20.77
44.67
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.07
60.17
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
70
150.54
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
182.31
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
28
60.22
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
80.77
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
14
30.11
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
124.62
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
20.42
43.91
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.55
68.2
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.76
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
59
126.88
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
60
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.45
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.75
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.6
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.3
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.9
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ossie Chavarria and Bernie James

Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.6
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.95
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
27
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590.1
9
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.06
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.89
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.09
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.95
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.467
2.467
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.052
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.05
59.05
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0