Jose Oquendo vs. John Tamargo — Career Comparison

Jose Oquendo
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
John Tamargo
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Jose Oquendo and John Tamargo are closely matched on the surface stats. John Tamargo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .673) and slugging (.348 vs .317). Jose Oquendo had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .338). By the career numbers, John Tamargo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jose Oquendo and John Tamargo

Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
191.06
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
282.23
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3737
600
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3202
514.1
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
244
510.1
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
131.82
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
109.02
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
42
87.8
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
16.7
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.09
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.85
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.25
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.36
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
22.8
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.54
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372.78
59.85
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.31
65.45
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
162.96
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
177.7
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274
204.55
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
93
194.43
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
54.43
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
19
39.72
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
40.78
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
68.99
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
92.96
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.35
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412.32
66.2
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.35
67.62
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.8
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
71.93
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
34
71.08
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
9.31
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.45
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
376
60.37
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
56.45
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
9.94
9.94
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
10.63
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.03
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
5.14
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.63
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
65
10.44
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.62
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.3
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
10.92
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.47
51.47
John Tamargo
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jose Oquendo and John Tamargo

Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
1.26
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.31
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.96
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24864
27
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8288
9
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
2.09
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.45
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2733
2.97
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.09
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4739
5.15
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
5.97
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4657
5.06
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.81
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.011
4.011
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.418
4.418
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.24
79.24
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
0.6
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Tamargo
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.28
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tamargo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24