Dom DiMaggio vs. Buster Posey — Career Comparison

Dom DiMaggio
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buster Posey comes out clearly ahead of Dom DiMaggio across most offensive categories. Buster Posey led in contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 96), home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 89), and slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 111). Buster Posey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dom DiMaggio and Buster Posey

Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1399
129.58
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1371
146.71
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6478
600
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5640
522.38
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4970
531.84
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1680
155.6
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228
113.74
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1040
111.29
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
28.53
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.28
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
87
8.06
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
16.91
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.86
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
49.22
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
926.94
85.85
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2363
218.86
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2461
227.94
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
2083
222.9
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
96.88
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
663
70.95
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
618
57.24
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
78.01
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
146.06
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
132.05
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983.06
91.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.87
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.6
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
69.47
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
540
57.78
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
52.89
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
721
77.15
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
11.35
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.28
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.67
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9.91
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
9.26
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
5.74
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
15
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 600 PA
61.73
61.73
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88

Fielding Stats for Dom DiMaggio and Buster Posey

Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
1.08
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32955
27
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10985
9
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3859
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.04
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4095
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4006
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.918
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dom DiMaggio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Dom DiMaggio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21