Eric Karros vs. Gary Sheffield — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Gary Sheffield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Gary Sheffield comes out clearly ahead of Eric Karros across most offensive categories. Gary Sheffield led in contact rate (K%+ 178 vs 89), walk rate (BB%+ 161 vs 90), and home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 180). Gary Sheffield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Gary Sheffield

Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2576
141.19
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10947
600
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9217
505.18
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2689
147.38
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1105
93.38
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1686
92.41
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
25.6
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.48
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
284
24
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
27.9
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
54.97
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909.5
104.66
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2922
246.93
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4737
259.63
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4299
235.63
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
89.67
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
86.79
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1676
91.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2803
153.63
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1895.45
103.89
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
7.4
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
80.84
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
7.13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1171
64.18
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.35
9.35
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.49
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
6.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
12.88
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
13.87
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.7
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
19.57
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.87
70.87

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Gary Sheffield

Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
1.06
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
1.06
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56209
27
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18736.1
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3275
1.57
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
0.6
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4686
2.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4515
2.17
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Gary Sheffield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.68
99.68
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.06
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Sheffield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0