Rube Ellis vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Rube Ellis
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Rube Ellis posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Rube Ellis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.680 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Rube Ellis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rube Ellis and John Orton

Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
146.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2267
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
525.36
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
136.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
107.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
17.47
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.94
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.44
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
28.85
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259.5
68.68
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
180.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
196.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
73.84
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
52.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
123.07
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285.38
75.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
57.17
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
65.11
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
14.82
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.73
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.35
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.35
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Rube Ellis and John Orton

Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
1.84
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.03
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7464
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
3.87
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
4.43
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
4.17
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.69
55.69
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Rube Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4