Larry Doby vs. Edd Roush — Career Comparison

Larry Doby
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Edd Roush
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder

Larry Doby and Edd Roush 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, 118 for Edd Roush), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 129). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Larry Doby and Edd Roush

Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1674
145.14
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
144.7
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
6920
600
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8156
600
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
5883
510.09
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7363
541.66
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.838
0.838
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1697
147.14
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
174.79
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1075
93.21
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
131.46
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
277
24.02
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
24.94
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.24
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
13.39
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
23.67
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
68
5
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
53.93
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
589
43.33
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1168.61
101.32
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228.01
90.34
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2937
254.65
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3283
241.52
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2682
232.54
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2913
214.3
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1080
93.64
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
80.85
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
94.77
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
981
72.17
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1900
164.74
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2012
148.01
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186.37
102.86
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349.11
99.25
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.47
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.9
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
81.94
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
484
35.61
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.65
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
87.75
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
19.13
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.37
31.37
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.34
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
18.83
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.17
Edd Roush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
97
8.41
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.55
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
19.72
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.12
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.77
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
100
8.67
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
26.48
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
64
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.44
74.44

Fielding Stats for Larry Doby and Edd Roush

Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
2.17
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.04
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19773
27
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6591
9
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
5.4
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4683
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
0.65
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.15
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4540
6.2
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5053
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4428
6.05
Edd Roush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.787
2.787
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.637
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edd Roush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0