Bob Elliott vs. Jorge Posada — Career Comparison

Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star
Jorge Posada
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Bob Elliott and Jorge Posada 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+ 116 for Bob Elliott, 119 for Jorge Posada), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 120). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bob Elliott and Jorge Posada

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1829
153.48
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
7150
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7141
523.15
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
6092
511.22
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1664
139.64
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
83.92
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
27.99
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
31.8
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.84
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
23.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
55.72
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189.43
87.14
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1097.35
92.09
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2888
242.35
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3044
223
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2674
224.39
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
900
75.52
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
87.55
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1065
89.37
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1690
141.82
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1080.93
90.71
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.21
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
70.84
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
936
78.55
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.55
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
121.93
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.94
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
13.7
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
15.61
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.68
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.76
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.54
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.44
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
48.78
48.78

Fielding Stats for Bob Elliott and Jorge Posada

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1617
1.11
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.01
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39356
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13118.2
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
7
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
0.49
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.06
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5570
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11014
7.56
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5309
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10922
7.49
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.755
6.755
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.07
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
0.68
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.27