Bobby Cox vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Bobby Cox
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bobby Cox posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Bobby Cox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.632 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .265). By the career numbers, Bobby Cox had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Cox and John Orton

Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
183.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
524.06
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
117.66
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
90.13
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
18.36
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.51
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
27.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.4
52.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
161.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
185.26
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.72
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.88
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
48.4
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
82.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.01
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
62.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.68
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
105.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.84
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.19
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.68
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.01
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Bobby Cox and John Orton

Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.02
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4885
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628.1
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.82
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.34
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.32
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.16
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.33
95.33
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.949
2.949
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.22
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bobby Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4