Mike Ferraro vs. John Otten — Career Comparison

Mike Ferraro
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
John Otten
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Ferraro and John Otten are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Ferraro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.556 vs .524) and slugging (.288 vs .241). John Otten had the advantage in on-base percentage (.283 vs .268). By the career numbers, Mike Ferraro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Ferraro and John Otten

Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
182.71
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
600
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
563.91
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
87
561.29
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
130.83
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
135.48
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
106.02
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
135.48
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.3
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.81
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.24
36.36
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
40.5
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
162.41
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
21
135.48
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
157.89
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
167.74
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.58
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
33.83
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
63.16
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.61
37.9
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
51.34
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.94
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.8
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
8.72
8.72
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
11.63
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.51
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.51
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.81
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.64
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
John Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Ferraro and John Otten

Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.12
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.31
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3555
27
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1185
9
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.87
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.79
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.94
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.76
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.95
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.85
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.81
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.55
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.462
3.462
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.84
87.84
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.38
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.81