Shorty Fuller vs. Bob Talbot — Career Comparison

Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Bob Talbot
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Shorty Fuller and Bob Talbot are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Talbot posted stronger numbers in slugging (.312 vs .289) and batting average (.247 vs .235). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in OPS (.611 vs .590). By the career numbers, Bob Talbot had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shorty Fuller and Bob Talbot

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
159.13
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
460
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
564.78
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
124.56
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
139.57
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
103.63
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
112.17
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.57
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.21
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.52
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.39
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
34.83
45.43
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
176.09
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
126
164.35
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
50
65.22
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
19
24.78
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
68
88.7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
38.9
50.73
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.91
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.87
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
37.83
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
15.86
15.86
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.13
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.43
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.22
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.83
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.04
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Shorty Fuller and Bob Talbot

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.23
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2584
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
861.1
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
1.99
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.77
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.95
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
2.9
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.356
2.356
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.66
79.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0