Tim McCarver vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tim McCarver posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Tim McCarver posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .265). By the career numbers, Tim McCarver had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim McCarver and John Orton

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
184.56
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
23.4
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749.45
72.46
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
57.04
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
62.36
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
110.02
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781.93
75.6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Tim McCarver and John Orton

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
1.01
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
6.07
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
6.83
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
6.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.52
98.52
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.636
5.636
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
0.46
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
0.24
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4