Gene Larkin vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Gene Larkin
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gene Larkin holds a real edge over Deion Sanders in this comparison. Gene Larkin led in walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 77), contact rate (K%+ 132 vs 105), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 100). Deion Sanders held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 68 vs 63). The edge belongs to Gene Larkin.

Hitting Stats for Gene Larkin and Deion Sanders

Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
170.34
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
641
165.42
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2670
600
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2321
521.57
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
138.88
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
99.55
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
104.26
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
29.44
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.7
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
7.19
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
39.33
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
39.74
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.17
70.83
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
195.28
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
207.64
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
738
190.45
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
275
61.8
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
59.78
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
114.38
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328.37
73.79
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.7
76.05
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.54
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.42
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
60.22
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.97
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.81
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
62.47
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
9.6
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.6
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.07
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.58
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
12.58
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.94
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.17
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.82
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
40
8.99
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
57.5
57.5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Gene Larkin and Deion Sanders

Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.25
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.1
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.01
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10696
27
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565.1
9
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
6.21
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
2.37
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.37
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2626
6.63
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2605
6.58
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.2
99.2
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.273
5.273
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.79
82.79
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.55
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0