Johnny Damon vs. Dick Groat — Career Comparison

Johnny Damon
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Johnny Damon holds a real edge over Dick Groat in this comparison. Johnny Damon led in home run production (HR/PA+ 95 vs 25), walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 72), and slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 103). Dick Groat held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 218 vs 160). The edge belongs to Johnny Damon.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Damon and Dick Groat

Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2490
136.85
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1929
141.51
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10917
600
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9736
535.09
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2769
152.18
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1903
104.59
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
28.69
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
352
25.82
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.99
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.92
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
12.92
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
47.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1569.46
86.26
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4214
231.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3822
210.06
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1668
91.67
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1139
62.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2572
141.36
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627.07
89.42
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
2.75
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.27
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
55.13
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.09
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
1257
69.08
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
8.69
8.69
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 600 PA
57
3.13
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
3.9
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.81
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
5.11
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
22.42
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.66
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
28.08
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.84
79.84
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15

Fielding Stats for Johnny Damon and Dick Groat

Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
1.07
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1906
1.09
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
1.03
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1781
1.02
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52152
27
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17384
9
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4732
2.45
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.04
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.03
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
2.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4811
2.49
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.319
2.319
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Johnny Damon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Damon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0