Tito Francona vs. Nat Rogers — Career Comparison

Tito Francona
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Nat Rogers
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tito Francona and Nat Rogers are closely matched on the surface stats. Nat Rogers posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.355 vs .350) and batting average (.302 vs .272). Tito Francona had the advantage in home run production (125 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Nat Rogers had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tito Francona and Nat Rogers

Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1719
178.57
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
536
157.42
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5776
600
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2043
600
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5121
531.96
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1851
543.61
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1395
144.91
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
164.17
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
105.12
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
125.99
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
23.27
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
25.55
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.53
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.52
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
12.98
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.11
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
39.79
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
130
38.18
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727.45
75.57
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277.28
81.43
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2062
214.2
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
219.09
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1971
204.74
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
208.81
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
67.52
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
76.06
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
68.14
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
83.41
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1181
122.68
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
155.36
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762.18
79.17
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308.23
90.52
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.32
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.87
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
56.51
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
132
38.77
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.13
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
694
72.09
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.88
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
8.32
8.32
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
681
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.95
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.75
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.26
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
103
10.7
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.78
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.28
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.18
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
6.96
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.28
Tito Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
68.66
68.66
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tito Francona and Nat Rogers

Tito Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
1.13
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
1.12
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
1.01
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.07
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33025
27
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12394
27
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008.1
9
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4131.1
9
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5296
4.33
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
1.63
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.25
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.17
Tito Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.06
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5671
4.64
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
1.88
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5601
4.58
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
1.81
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.041
4.041
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Tito Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.32
89.32
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
0.28
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tito Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tito Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Tito Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0