Buddy Hicks vs. Otto Jacobs — Career Comparison

Buddy Hicks
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Otto Jacobs
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Hicks and Otto Jacobs are closely matched on the surface stats. Otto Jacobs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.530 vs .515) and slugging (.274 vs .255). Buddy Hicks had the advantage in batting average (.213 vs .205). By the career numbers, Otto Jacobs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Hicks and Otto Jacobs

Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
312
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
223.08
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
561.54
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
115.38
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
84.62
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
32.42
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
41.54
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
144
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
153.85
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.77
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
33.5
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
43.43
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
61.54
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.75
9.75
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Buddy Hicks and Otto Jacobs

Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.66
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.45
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.11
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.11
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.261
2.261
Otto Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.048
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Buddy Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0