Greg Goossen vs. Steve Nicosia — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Steve Nicosia
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Steve Nicosia are closely matched on the surface stats. Greg Goossen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .668) and slugging (.383 vs .345). Steve Nicosia had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .316). By the career numbers, Greg Goossen 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 Steve Nicosia

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
205.75
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
460
536.96
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
539.08
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
133.91
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
95.98
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.02
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
29.89
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.72
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.32
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
37.93
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.5
64.78
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.31
57.08
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
186.21
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
189.11
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
183.91
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
49.43
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
51.36
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
50.57
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.68
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.6
64.9
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101.12
58.12
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
42
49.03
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
49.43
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.92
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.72
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
11.6
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.02
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.51
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.82
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.87
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.32
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Steve Nicosia

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.19
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
27
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7023
27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.2
9
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
9
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
5.7
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.63
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
6.25
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1605
6.17
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.71
98.71
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.177
5.177
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.27
85.27
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.29
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.27