Tony Gonzalez vs. Ed Ott — Career Comparison

Tony Gonzalez
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Ott
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tony Gonzalez comes out clearly ahead of Ed Ott across most offensive categories. Tony Gonzalez led in walk rate (BB%+ 103 vs 84), slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 113 vs 96). Tony Gonzalez was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tony Gonzalez and Ed Ott

Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
161.47
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
173.48
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5793
600
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1961
600
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5195
538.06
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1792
548.29
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1485
153.81
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
465
142.27
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
112.58
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
346
105.86
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
24.65
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
76
23.25
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.06
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
10.67
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.1
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
41.22
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
119
36.41
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.07
77.69
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
206.37
63.14
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2146
222.27
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
660
201.94
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
209.53
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
606
185.42
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
71.47
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
196
59.97
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
63.7
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
195
59.66
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
124.5
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
358
109.54
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786.72
81.48
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
214.55
65.64
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.35
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.92
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
48.37
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.22
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
6.53
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
706
73.12
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
77.72
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.07
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.59
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.14
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.98
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
124
12.84
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.71
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.18
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.28
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.32
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.9
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.5
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.18
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.43
56.43
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Tony Gonzalez and Ed Ott

Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
1.11
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.11
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
0.99
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
0.98
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35202
27
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12474
27
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11734
9
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
9
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2783
2.13
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2495
5.4
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.06
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.03
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.1
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
2.22
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
6.06
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
2.19
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.96
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.974
1.974
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.391
5.391
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.87
88.87
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.04
89.04
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.67
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.37