Jimmy Cockerham vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Jimmy Cockerham
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Cockerham and Champ Osteen are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Cockerham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .509) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .233). Champ Osteen had the advantage in slugging (.276 vs .250). By the career numbers, Jimmy Cockerham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Champ Osteen

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
111.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
85.45
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.71
38.48
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
137.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
57.59
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.28
39.54
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
57.59
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Champ Osteen

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.09
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.01
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.49
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.95
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.51
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.08
91.08
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.131
4.131
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.52
84.52
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0