Dick Cole vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Dick Cole
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Cole and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Will Middlebrooks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.665 vs .635) and slugging (.391 vs .312). Dick Cole had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .274). By the career numbers, Will Middlebrooks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Cole and Will Middlebrooks

Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
198.26
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
347
168.72
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1215
528.26
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
131.74
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
104.78
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
21.74
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
24.8
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.35
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
62
26.96
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
118.85
51.67
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.43
60.99
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
379
164.78
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
190
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
106
46.09
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.86
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
107
46.52
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
211
91.74
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
112.32
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.09
58.3
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
57.39
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
53.91
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.43
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.04
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
17.83
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.56
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.81
Dick Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Cole and Will Middlebrooks

Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.94
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.13
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5513
27
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1837.2
9
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
2.94
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
4.28
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.82
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
7.5
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
7.22
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.722
3.722
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.13
88.13
Dick Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.74
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0