Bill Cooney vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Bill Cooney
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bill Cooney and Ed Goodson are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Goodson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .606) and slugging (.374 vs .273). Bill Cooney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .306). By the career numbers, Ed Goodson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Cooney and Ed Goodson

Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
229.74
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1266
564.76
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
109.74
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.75
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.03
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
51.16
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.81
59.69
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
211.45
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
75.84
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
110.63
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
68.01
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
28.1
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25

Fielding Stats for Bill Cooney and Ed Goodson

Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.2
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7085
27
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361.2
9
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.3
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.08
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0