Roger Connor vs. Alfonso Soriano — Career Comparison

Roger Connor
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Alfonso Soriano
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Roger Connor and Alfonso Soriano are closely matched on the surface stats. Roger Connor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.883 vs .825) and on-base percentage (.397 vs .325). Alfonso Soriano had the advantage in slugging (.500 vs .486). By the career numbers, Roger Connor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roger Connor and Alfonso Soriano

Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1998
135.5
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1975
141.16
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8847
600
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
8395
600
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7797
528.79
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7750
553.9
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.904
0.904
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2467
167.31
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
149.73
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1655
112.24
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
83.69
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
441
29.91
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
34.38
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
15.8
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.22
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
138
9.36
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
29.45
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
812
55.07
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
66.04
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604.42
108.81
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1249.85
89.33
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3788
256.9
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3874
276.88
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3508
237.91
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
2677
191.33
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.952
0.952
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1620
109.87
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
82.33
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
89.73
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1159
82.84
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2805
190.23
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1899
135.72
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664.44
112.88
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1228.31
87.79
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.64
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.15
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1002
67.96
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
496
35.45
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.86
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
30.86
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
128.86
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.44
19.44
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.61
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.64
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.86
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
123
8.79
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
244
16.55
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
20.66
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6
Roger Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
244
16.55
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
26.66
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
77.48
77.48

Fielding Stats for Roger Connor and Alfonso Soriano

Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
1.02
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1879
1.05
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1854
1.04
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52968
27
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
48244
27
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17656
9
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
16081.1
9
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18115
9.23
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3456
1.93
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
0.66
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
1.23
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
0.3
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.09
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20000
10.19
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5823
3.26
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19404
9.89
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5654
3.16
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.02
97.02
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.702
9.702
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.009
3.009
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Roger Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
0.51
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
0.28
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0