Eric Karros vs. Carl Sumner — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Carl Sumner
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Eric Karros and Carl Sumner are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .762) and slugging (.454 vs .379). Carl Sumner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.382 vs .327). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Carl Sumner

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
84.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
194.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
89.68
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Carl Sumner

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43608
27
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14536
9
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0