Bobby Malkmus vs. Ben Rortvedt — Career Comparison

Bobby Malkmus
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Ben Rortvedt
Gen ZWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Malkmus and Ben Rortvedt are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Malkmus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.567 vs .549) and slugging (.301 vs .270). Ben Rortvedt had the advantage in on-base percentage (.279 vs .266). By the career numbers, Bobby Malkmus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Malkmus and Ben Rortvedt

Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
257.28
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
227
215.17
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
600
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
549.12
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
559
529.86
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
118.08
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
106
100.47
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
91.2
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
79
74.88
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.4
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.06
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.8
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.53
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.88
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
27
25.59
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.43
43.61
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.73
43.35
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
165.12
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
151
143.13
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
163
156.48
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
165.88
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
66.24
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.39
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
46
44.16
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
49.29
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
102.72
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
93
88.15
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.04
44.2
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
44.72
42.39
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.92
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.64
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
38
36.48
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
58.77
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
86.4
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
159
150.71
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
6.94
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.64
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.74
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.84
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.52
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.48
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.8
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.68
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bobby Malkmus and Ben Rortvedt

Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
1.29
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.92
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.99
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3998
27
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4726
27
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1332.2
9
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1575.1
9
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
2.36
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
8.88
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.22
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
5.71
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1633
9.33
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
5.59
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
9.24
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.794
3.794
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.159
7.159
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.99
76.99
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.72
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rortvedt
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.66
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rortvedt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.19