John Dobbs vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

John Dobbs
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

John Dobbs and Deion Sanders are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 99 for John Dobbs, 100 for Deion Sanders), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 100). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for John Dobbs and Deion Sanders

John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
582
139.35
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
165.42
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2506
600
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2325
600
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2224
532.48
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
140.06
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
112.53
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
404
104.26
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
20.35
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.51
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.68
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
115
27.53
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
39.74
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
268.92
64.39
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
737
176.46
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
188.91
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
738
190.45
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
305
73.02
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
49.56
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
120.91
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.18
72.11
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.7
76.05
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.07
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
44.77
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.81
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
31.6
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
18.68
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.94
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
78
18.68
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
John Dobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
78
18.68
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for John Dobbs and Deion Sanders

John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.05
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.1
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.39
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.01
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14814
27
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4938
9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
2.18
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
2.37
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.15
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
2.45
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
2.46
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
2.33
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
2.42
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.95
94.95
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.223
2.223
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
John Dobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.03
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0