Cass Michaels vs. Ed Putman — Career Comparison

Cass Michaels
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Cass Michaels and Ed Putman are closely matched on the surface stats. Cass Michaels posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .683) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .316). Ed Putman had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .353). By the career numbers, Cass Michaels had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cass Michaels and Ed Putman

Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
153.94
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5020
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4367
521.95
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
539.24
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1142
136.49
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
107.09
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
17.57
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.33
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
29.4
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551.59
65.93
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
184.06
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
197.47
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1732
207.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
189.87
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60.72
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
59.88
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
956
114.26
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606.03
72.43
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.87
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
67.65
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
48.53
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
12.36
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.53
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
13.86
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
7.65
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.82
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
11.47
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Cass Michaels and Ed Putman

Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
15.45
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.04
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2160
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2751
34.39
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
5.68
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
44.08
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.96
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6514
81.43
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
6.91
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6277
78.46
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
6.75
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.079
5.079
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.316
3.316
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
10.33
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11