Dick Groat vs. Ed Sadowski — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Ed Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Dick Groat posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sadowski. Dick Groat posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .591) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .272). Ed Sadowski had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dick Groat had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Ed Sadowski

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
240.67
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
495
548.98
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
100
110.91
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
67
74.31
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.18
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855.2
62.74
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
43.54
48.29
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2741
201.08
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
158
175.23
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2659
195.06
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
140
155.27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
51.86
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
39
43.25
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
109.82
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
82
90.94
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960.6
70.47
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
38.36
42.54
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.25
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.87
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
104.25
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.42
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.55
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.98
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Ed Sadowski

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.28
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3816
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.47
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.51
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9766
5.6
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
7.04
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9390
5.38
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.98
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.927
4.927
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.448
5.448
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.9
77.9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25