Frank Connaughton vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Frank Connaughton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Frank Connaughton and Deion Sanders are closely matched on the surface stats. Deion Sanders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .687) and slugging (.392 vs .343). Frank Connaughton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 vs .321). By the career numbers, Deion Sanders had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Connaughton and Deion Sanders

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
146
149.74
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
165.42
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
530
543.59
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
153.85
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
144
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
133.33
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
104.26
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
18.58
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.51
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
39.74
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
71.07
72.89
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
182
186.67
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
204.1
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
190.45
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.51
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
79.48
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.97
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
175.38
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.53
82.6
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294.7
76.05
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.81
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.62
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.38
24.38
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.15
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.94
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26.67
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26.67
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Frank Connaughton and Deion Sanders

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.15
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.1
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3279
27
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
9
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
2.37
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.51
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.93
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.54
89.54
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.279
4.279
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0