Owen Friend vs. Jose Oquendo — Career Comparison

Owen Friend
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jose Oquendo
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Owen Friend and Jose Oquendo are closely matched on the surface stats. Jose Oquendo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.673 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .295). Owen Friend had the advantage in slugging (.339 vs .317). By the career numbers, Jose Oquendo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Owen Friend and Jose Oquendo

Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
208
186.27
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
191.06
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3737
600
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
535.52
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3202
514.1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
136
121.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
131.82
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
97
86.87
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
109.02
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.49
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
16.7
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.85
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.64
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.25
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.93
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
22.8
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.23
52.15
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372.78
59.85
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
181.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
162.96
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
193
172.84
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274
204.55
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
54.43
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
40.78
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
118.21
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
92.96
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.77
52.63
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412.32
66.2
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
55
49.25
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
71.93
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
9.31
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
97.61
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
60.37
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
6.15
6.15
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.43
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
8.03
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.14
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.6
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
10.44
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.62
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.3
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.58
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
10.92
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.47
51.47

Fielding Stats for Owen Friend and Jose Oquendo

Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
13.47
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
1.26
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24864
27
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8288
9
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
28.46
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
2.09
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
35.68
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
2.97
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.85
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.09
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
66.98
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4739
5.15
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
64.13
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4657
5.06
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.763
4.763
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.011
4.011
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.24
79.24
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.77
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
0.6
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0