Ernie Fazio vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Ernie Fazio
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ernie Fazio and Champ Osteen are closely matched on the surface stats. Ernie Fazio posted stronger numbers in OPS (.550 vs .509) and on-base percentage (.280 vs .233). Champ Osteen had the advantage in batting average (.197 vs .182). By the career numbers, Ernie Fazio had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Fazio and Champ Osteen

Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
272.9
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
310
600
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
274
530.32
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
50
96.77
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
111.46
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
34
65.81
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.35
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.74
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.97
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.01
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.9
44.32
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
20.71
38.48
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
74
143.23
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
162.58
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
74
137.46
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
71.61
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.48
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
43
83.23
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
40.49
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.28
39.54
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.87
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.81
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
85
164.52
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.87
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.87
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.68
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.74
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.42
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ernie Fazio and Champ Osteen

Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.52
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.09
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.86
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.92
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.01
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.01
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.52
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
2.49
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.71
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.95
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.53
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.51
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.08
91.08
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.973
2.973
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.131
4.131
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.36
56.36
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.52
84.52
Ernie Fazio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Fazio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0