Dick Groat vs. Randy Velarde — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Randy Velarde
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Dick Groat and Randy Velarde are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Dick Groat, 107 for Randy Velarde), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Dick Groat, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Randy Velarde

Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1273
158.7
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
4813
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
4244
529.07
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
145.98
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
834
103.97
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
25.82
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
26.68
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.87
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
12.47
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
42.01
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612.78
76.39
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
215.79
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1683
209.81
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
633
78.91
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
55.47
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
121.92
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639.66
79.74
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.27
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
463
57.72
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.75
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
853
106.34
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
5.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.74
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.37
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
14.71
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
9.72
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.61
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
14.34
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.83
67.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Randy Velarde

Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
1.21
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
1.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
29172
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
9724
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
2.02
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
1.82
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2864
2.65
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.14
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4978
4.61
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4829
4.47
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Randy Velarde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.681
3.681
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
83
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
0.58
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Velarde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0