Kosuke Fukudome vs. Dick Groat — Career Comparison

Kosuke Fukudome
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star

Kosuke Fukudome and Dick Groat each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Kosuke Fukudome had the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 72), while Dick Groat led in contact rate (K%+ 218 vs 103). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Kosuke Fukudome and Dick Groat

Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
157.12
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
2276
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
1929
508.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
498
131.28
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
332
87.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
29.26
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
25.82
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.43
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
11.07
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
43.76
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291.26
76.78
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
761
200.62
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2741
201.08
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
813
214.32
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
69.6
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
195
51.41
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
51.86
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
109.93
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.63
77.67
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
80.93
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.48
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
105.98
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
5.66
5.66
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.69
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.75
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.81
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
9.23
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.64
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.64
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.29
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15

Fielding Stats for Kosuke Fukudome and Dick Groat

Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.12
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.98
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13224
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4408
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
2.18
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.02
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
2.25
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
2.22
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Kosuke Fukudome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.982
1.982
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.8
87.8
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kosuke Fukudome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0