Joe Gates vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Joe Gates
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Joe Gates and Champ Osteen are closely matched on the surface stats. Champ Osteen posted stronger numbers in slugging (.276 vs .225) and batting average (.197 vs .175). Joe Gates had the advantage in OPS (.523 vs .509). By the career numbers, Champ Osteen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Gates and Champ Osteen

Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
300
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
111.46
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
38.92
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.71
38.48
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
175
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
137.46
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
40.3
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.28
39.54
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.43
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Gates and Champ Osteen

Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.35
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.09
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.67
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.01
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.42
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
2.49
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.26
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.95
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.1
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.51
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.08
91.08
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.765
3.765
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.131
4.131
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.59
70.59
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.52
84.52
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0