Tom Cooper vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Tom Cooper
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Tom Cooper and Ed Goodson are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Cooper posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .681) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .306). Ed Goodson had the advantage in slugging (.374 vs .355). By the career numbers, Tom 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 Tom Cooper and Ed Goodson

Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
85
155.49
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
229.74
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
328
600
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
273
499.39
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1266
564.76
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
77
140.85
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
146.77
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.07
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
109.74
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.63
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.75
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.49
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.66
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.78
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.03
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.69
78.09
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.81
59.69
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
97
177.44
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
211.45
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
217.68
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.61
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
71.34
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
75.84
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
168.29
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
110.63
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.56
87
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.66
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
73.17
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
28.1
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.78
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.63
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.63
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Tom Cooper and Ed Goodson

Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.17
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.2
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.04
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.02
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7085
27
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361.2
9
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.31
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.3
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
5.01
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
4.84
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.62
96.62
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.133
4.133
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.03
85.03
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0