Otis Johnson vs. Charlie Spikes — Career Comparison

Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Charlie Spikes
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Otis Johnson and Charlie Spikes are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Spikes posted stronger numbers in slugging (.389 vs .378) and batting average (.246 vs .234). Otis Johnson had the advantage in OPS (.741 vs .697). By the career numbers, Charlie Spikes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otis Johnson and Charlie Spikes

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
162.6
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
180.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2232
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2039
548.12
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
134.95
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
94.89
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
19.35
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.23
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
17.47
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.22
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
40.05
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.98
82.4
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242.47
65.18
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
213.17
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
208.4
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
182.26
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
64.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
68.82
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
123.66
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
115.86
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
82.9
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243.72
65.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
5.91
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
41.4
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.49
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
98.47
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
388
104.3
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.49
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
49
13.17
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
7.26
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.72
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
13.98
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
51.92
51.92

Fielding Stats for Otis Johnson and Charlie Spikes

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.12
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
1.04
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12879
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4293
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
1.94
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
2.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
2.05
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.831
1.831
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.87
92.87
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0