Ben Houser vs. Bobby Tolan — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bobby Tolan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Bobby Tolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Houser had the edge in OPS (.711 vs .700). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Bobby Tolan

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
164.92
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4664
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4238
545.2
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1121
144.21
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
106.52
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
22.26
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
4.37
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.42
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
11.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
37.69
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.58
71.33
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514.99
66.25
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1620
208.4
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
189.96
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
185.76
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.18
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
73.58
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
63.94
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983
126.46
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.96
77.56
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532.09
68.45
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.36
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
42.86
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
33.19
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.47
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
57.92
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
587
75.51
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.95
7.95
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
8.23
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.02
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
91
11.71
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
24.83
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
12.86
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
37.69
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
65.87
65.87

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Bobby Tolan

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
1.12
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
0.98
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27338
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9112.2
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2915
2.88
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.1
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3074
3.04
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016
2.98
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.75
87.75
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0