Bill Freehan vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Bill Freehan
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Freehan comes out clearly ahead of Deion Sanders across most offensive categories. Bill Freehan led in home run production (HR/PA+ 170 vs 68), walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 77), and contact rate (K%+ 138 vs 105). Bill Freehan was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Freehan and Deion Sanders

Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1774
154.28
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
165.42
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6899
600
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6073
528.16
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
138.37
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1115
96.97
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
104.26
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
20.96
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.04
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
17.39
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
39
10.06
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
41.4
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
154
39.74
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870.62
75.72
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
287.53
74.2
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2502
217.6
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
214.97
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2331
202.73
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
738
190.45
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
61.4
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
65.92
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1264
109.93
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
112.77
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900.4
78.31
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
294.7
76.05
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
9.91
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.42
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
54.44
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.83
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.81
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
753
65.49
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.16
9.16
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.3
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.17
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.58
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
138
12
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.94
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.09
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.83
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.91
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Bill Freehan and Deion Sanders

Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.06
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.1
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
1.01
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
1.01
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44401
27
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14800.1
9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11235
6.83
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
2.37
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
0.49
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12129
7.38
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12048
7.33
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.924
6.924
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.12
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.06
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.13
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
0.45
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Freehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.26
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0