Mike Macfarlane vs. Doc Prothro — Career Comparison

Mike Macfarlane
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Doc Prothro
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Macfarlane and Doc Prothro are closely matched on the surface stats. Doc Prothro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .754) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .325). Mike Macfarlane had the advantage in slugging (.430 vs .408). By the career numbers, Doc Prothro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Doc Prothro

Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
172.74
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
180
158.13
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4043
600
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3602
534.55
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
600
527.09
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906
134.45
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
167.79
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
79.99
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
32.8
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
34
29.87
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.52
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.14
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
54.46
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.65
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506.95
75.23
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.49
86.52
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
229.73
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
245
215.23
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
192.63
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
229.28
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
67.97
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
66
57.98
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
76.28
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
81
71.16
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
843
125.11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503.39
74.71
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.6
93.64
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
14.4
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
43.78
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
60.61
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.52
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
700
103.88
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.14
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
5.78
5.78
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.08
17.08
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.48
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.79
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
79
11.72
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.78
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.37
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.18
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.16
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
24.6
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Doc Prothro

Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
1.15
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.01
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24941
27
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8313.2
9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5597
6.06
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
0.44
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6054
6.55
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6005
6.5
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.676
5.676
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.816
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.08
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.11
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
0.59
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.29
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0