Dave Edwards vs. Bill Francis — Career Comparison

Dave Edwards
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Francis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Dave Edwards posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Francis. Dave Edwards posted stronger numbers in OPS (.653 vs .585) and slugging (.350 vs .271). Bill Francis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .303). By the career numbers, Dave Edwards had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Edwards and Bill Francis

Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
272.8
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
147.44
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2523
600
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
543.91
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2107
501.07
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
129.18
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
106.78
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.48
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
86.09
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.1
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
14.51
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.28
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.9
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.9
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.69
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
20.69
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.73
58.41
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218.31
51.92
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
190.37
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
135.55
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
211
179.32
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760
180.74
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
80.74
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
74.2
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.04
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
48.75
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
130.88
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
121.05
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
58.96
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243.73
57.96
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.85
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
55
46.74
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
66.11
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
147
124.93
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.48
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.5
1261.5
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
139
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.25
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
24.97
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.6
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
13.08
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.3
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
13.08
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Edwards and Bill Francis

Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.52
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
1.08
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.9
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.44
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4755
27
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15666
27
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5222
9
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.48
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
1.28
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
2.14
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.21
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
2.73
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2107
3.63
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.61
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
3.42
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.174
3.174
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.12
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0