Ben Houser vs. Ed McFarland — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Ed McFarland are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Houser posted a career OPS of .711 against Ed McFarland's .704. On the surface stats, Ben Houser and Ed McFarland are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Ed McFarland

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
159.45
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
536.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
126
145.95
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
147.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
110.23
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
21
24.32
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.04
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
37.1
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
61.58
71.33
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400.99
71.52
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
197.8
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
195.84
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.18
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
70.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
68.31
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
117
135.52
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.96
77.56
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442.02
78.84
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.21
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
45.3
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
57.92
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
31.03
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
10.36
10.36
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Ed McFarland

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.82
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3189
3.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
1.3
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.19
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
5.47
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4225
5.28
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.976
4.976
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.96
18.96
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06