Charlie Dexter vs. Billy Shantz — Career Comparison

Charlie Dexter
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Dexter and Billy Shantz are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Dexter had the edge in on-base percentage (.318 vs .309). By the career numbers, Charlie Dexter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Dexter and Billy Shantz

Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
145.26
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
190.31
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3197
600
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
539.76
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
553.51
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
751
140.94
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
142.37
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
115.61
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
79
114.77
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
17.83
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.89
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.5
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.81
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
25.34
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.6
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350.5
65.78
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
36.63
53.22
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942
176.79
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
181.6
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
185.99
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
126
183.05
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
80.7
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.04
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
65.12
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
29
42.13
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
142.82
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
58
84.26
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387.97
72.81
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
41.25
59.93
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.88
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
37.16
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.68
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
42.41
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.15
14.15
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
11.16
11.16
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.2
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.98
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Charlie Dexter and Billy Shantz

Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.07
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.23
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.04
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19155
27
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2857
27
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
9
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
952.1
9
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107
2.97
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.08
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
0.84
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.27
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.08
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
4.68
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2703
3.81
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
4.6
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.3
93.3
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.38
98.38
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.575
3.575
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.746
3.746
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.15
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.04
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.31
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.2
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27