Sam Dente vs. Charles Gary — Career Comparison

Sam Dente
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Charles Gary
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Dente and Charles Gary are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Dente posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.303 vs .288) and batting average (.252 vs .242). Charles Gary had the advantage in OPS (.643 vs .608). By the career numbers, Sam Dente had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Dente and Charles Gary

Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
176.33
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2535
600
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2320
549.11
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
138.46
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
115.27
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
18.46
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.79
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
23.2
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197.56
46.76
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.6
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
167.34
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
200
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756
178.93
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
48.52
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.65
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
98.22
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.59
54.1
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.57
68.83
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
39.53
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.24
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
96
22.72
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.41
26.41
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.7
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.71
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
78
18.46
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.13
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.13
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.26
Charles Gary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Sam Dente
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Dente and Charles Gary

Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
8.28
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.15
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.89
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331
27
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
27
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
9
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.2
9
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
13.61
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.51
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
21.02
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.24
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.44
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
36.07
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.24
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2990
34.63
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.75
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.02
96.02
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.182
4.182
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.263
3.263
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Charles Gary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Dente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.67
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Dente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Gary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0