Brian Giles vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe Sugden posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Joe Sugden posted stronger numbers in OPS (.621 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Sugden had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Joe Sugden

Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
163.02
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
537.8
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
532.14
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
135.72
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.87
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.71
56.3
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
166.12
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
185.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
59.08
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
50
37.93
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
55.18
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
113.68
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.8
65.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
42.9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Joe Sugden

Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3499
4.69
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
1.22
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
5.92
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4598
6.16
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1244
5.82
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
5.91
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.386
5.386
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.15
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98