David Freese vs. Johnny Groth — Career Comparison

David Freese
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Johnny Groth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

David Freese and Johnny Groth 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+ 108 for David Freese, 105 for Johnny Groth), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 104). The overall lean goes to David Freese, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for David Freese and Johnny Groth

David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
167.98
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248
174.06
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4229
600
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4302
600
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3758
533.18
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3808
531.1
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
147.69
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
148.4
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
724
102.72
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
108.23
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
27.95
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
197
27.48
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.99
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.32
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
16.03
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
8.37
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
44.98
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
288
40.17
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543.42
77.1
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
507.99
70.85
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
225.73
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1503
209.62
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1484
210.55
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1494
208.37
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
68.24
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
480
66.95
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
75.9
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
486
67.78
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
128.12
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906
126.36
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.11
79.75
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
546.87
76.27
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
10.36
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.53
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
370
52.49
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.44
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.56
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.42
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
974
138.19
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
45.89
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
13.08
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.57
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.25
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.41
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.67
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
134
19.01
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
16.88
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.14
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.65
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.56
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.86
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.7
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.51
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.11
42.11
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
31.15
31.15

Fielding Stats for David Freese and Johnny Groth

David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.17
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
3.17
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
1.07
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
0.94
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24630
27
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9849
27
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
9
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3283
9
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
1.42
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2566
7.03
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
1.77
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.11
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3007
3.3
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2684
7.36
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2909
3.19
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
7.26
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.724
2.724
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
91.1
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.7
29.7
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.29
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0