Dave Brain vs. Hobe Ferris — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Hobe Ferris
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Dave Brain and Hobe Ferris 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+ 91 for Dave Brain, 87 for Hobe Ferris), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 107). The overall lean goes to Dave Brain, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Hobe Ferris

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
150.26
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5107
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
556.25
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4797
563.58
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1145
134.52
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
96.81
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
22.56
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
10.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.91
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.7
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
38.5
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
37.71
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451.98
53.1
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
923
201.9
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1635
192.09
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786
171.93
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1318
154.85
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
55.56
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
55.45
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
64.62
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
115.37
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493.27
57.95
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.53
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
29.31
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
18.8
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
550
64.62
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
9.29
9.29
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
55
12.03
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
16.1
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
10.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
10.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Hobe Ferris

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.03
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
1.01
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
0.83
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
0.68
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34182
27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2893
2.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1604
2.48
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3727
2.94
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.26
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6947
5.49
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6620
5.23
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.087
4.087
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.172
5.172
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.66
67.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.22
Hobe Ferris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
0.31
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobe Ferris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0