Greg Goossen vs. Don Lang — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Don Lang
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Don Lang are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Lang posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .316). Greg Goossen had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .365). By the career numbers, Don Lang had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and Don Lang

Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
138
192.11
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
431
600
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
536.96
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
373
519.26
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
139.21
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
105.8
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.67
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.96
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.41
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.5
64.78
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.72
70.61
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
136
189.33
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
189.11
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
208.82
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
48.72
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
58.47
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100.23
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.34
77.04
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
42
49.03
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
68.21
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
62.65
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
9.58
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.35
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Don Lang

Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
27
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964.2
9
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.63
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.807
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.27
85.27
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0