Tony Gonzalez vs. David Ross — Career Comparison

Tony Gonzalez
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
David Ross
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tony Gonzalez and David Ross are closely matched on the surface stats. Tony Gonzalez posted stronger numbers in OPS (.771 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.357 vs .324). David Ross had the advantage in slugging (.423 vs .413). By the career numbers, Tony Gonzalez had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tony Gonzalez and David Ross

Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
161.47
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
883
200.45
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5793
600
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2643
600
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5195
538.06
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2280
517.59
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1485
153.81
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
521
118.27
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
112.58
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
294
66.74
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
24.65
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
26.33
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.14
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
103
10.67
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.06
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
41.22
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
51.53
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.07
77.69
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
325.22
73.83
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2146
222.27
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
965
219.07
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
209.53
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
825
187.29
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
71.47
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
254
57.66
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
63.7
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
71.28
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
124.5
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
462
104.88
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786.72
81.48
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
308.1
69.94
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.35
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.86
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
48.37
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
65.15
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
6.53
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.81
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
73.12
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
735
166.86
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.07
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.26
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.14
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.13
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
124
12.84
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
11.12
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.18
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.68
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.32
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.14
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.5
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.82
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.43
56.43
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Tony Gonzalez and David Ross

Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
1.11
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.21
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
0.99
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35202
27
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17981
27
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11734
9
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5993.2
9
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2783
2.13
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5124
7.69
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.06
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.63
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.03
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895
2.22
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5600
8.41
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
2.19
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5546
8.33
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.974
1.974
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.872
6.872
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.87
88.87
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.9
82.9
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.07
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.08
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
0.56
Tony Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.3