Larry Doby vs. Tony Oliva — Career Comparison

Larry Doby
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Tony Oliva
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Larry Doby and Tony Oliva 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+ 115 for Larry Doby, 114 for Tony Oliva), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 136). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Larry Doby and Tony Oliva

Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1674
145.14
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1676
146.18
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6920
600
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
6879
600
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
5883
510.09
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6301
549.59
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.838
0.838
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1697
147.14
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1917
167.2
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1075
93.21
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
115.13
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
277
24.02
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
28.7
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.24
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.19
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
23.67
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
220
19.19
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
53.93
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
597
52.07
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168.61
101.32
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1035.23
90.29
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
2937
254.65
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3002
261.84
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
232.54
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
2424
211.43
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
93.64
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
870
75.88
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
94.77
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
947
82.6
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1900
164.74
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
139.29
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186.37
102.86
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1064
92.8
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.47
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.15
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
81.94
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
448
39.08
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.65
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
11.43
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
87.75
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
56.26
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.67
10.67
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.34
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.22
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.17
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.97
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
8.41
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
139
12.12
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.55
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
7.5
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.12
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.8
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
100
8.67
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
12.3
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
60.99
60.99

Fielding Stats for Larry Doby and Tony Oliva

Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
2.17
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.03
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.04
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
1.02
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19773
27
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30971
27
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6591
9
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323.2
9
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
5.4
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
2.03
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
0.65
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.06
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.15
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4540
6.2
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2464
2.15
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4428
6.05
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
2.09
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.787
2.787
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0