Bill Cooper vs. Gary Gray — Career Comparison

Bill Cooper
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICatcher
Gary Gray
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Cooper and Gary Gray are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Cooper posted stronger numbers in OPS (.710 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .283). Gary Gray had the advantage in slugging (.402 vs .363). By the career numbers, Bill Cooper 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 Cooper and Gary Gray

Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
183
170.5
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
190.95
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
573
533.85
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
565.61
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
148.14
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
150
135.75
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
116.46
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
90.5
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.29
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.81
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.8
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.59
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
34
31.68
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
45.25
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.95
72.63
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
70.44
63.75
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
208
193.79
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
227.15
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
204.97
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
186
168.33
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
92.24
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
58.82
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
70.81
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
71
64.25
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
157.45
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
112
101.36
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.68
80.76
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
68.63
62.1
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
54.97
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.77
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.11
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
137
123.98
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.54
49.54
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.29
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.39
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.33
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Cooper and Gary Gray

Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.22
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.2
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.06
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3924
27
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2498
27
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
9
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
832.2
9
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
4.27
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
8.36
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.02
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
5.53
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.99
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
5.29
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
8.88
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.405
7.405
Bill Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.68
84.68
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.5
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0