Dick Groat vs. Steve Staggs — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Steve Staggs
Baby BoomersAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Groat and Steve Staggs are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Groat posted stronger numbers in slugging (.366 vs .350) and batting average (.286 vs .255). Steve Staggs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .333). 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 Steve Staggs

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
166.82
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
428
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
369
517.29
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
94
131.78
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
71
99.53
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.22
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.92
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.21
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.8
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
33.6
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
32.24
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.4
66.45
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2741
201.08
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
129
180.84
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
208.88
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.89
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
51.86
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.25
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
109.82
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.34
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.93
71.39
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.21
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.8
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.81
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.82
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
26.64
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Steve Staggs

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.23
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.97
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2542
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
847.1
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.42
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.78
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
5.37
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.2
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.224
4.224
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.45
78.45
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.48
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0