Mike Gates vs. Ed Sadowski — Career Comparison

Mike Gates
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Ed Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Gates and Ed Sadowski are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Gates posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.284 vs .272) and batting average (.236 vs .202). Ed Sadowski had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mike Gates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Gates and Ed Sadowski

Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
37
165.67
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
240.67
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
550.75
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
548.98
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
129.85
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
110.91
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
74.31
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.18
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.6
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
51.23
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.54
48.29
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
39
174.63
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
175.23
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
170.15
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
155.27
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
76.12
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.25
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
116.42
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
90.94
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
57.81
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.36
42.54
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.25
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.87
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
89.55
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
94
104.25
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.42
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.55
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.98
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Mike Gates and Ed Sadowski

Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.26
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.28
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3816
27
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
9
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.47
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.12
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.51
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
7.04
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.98
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
99.1
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.919
3.919
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.448
5.448
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.9
77.9
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.61
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25