Jose Oquendo vs. Frank Taveras — Career Comparison

Jose Oquendo
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Frank Taveras
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Oquendo comes out clearly ahead of Frank Taveras across most offensive categories. Jose Oquendo led in walk rate (BB%+ 154 vs 60), contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 115), and home run production (HR/PA+ 22 vs 3). Jose Oquendo was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Oquendo and Frank Taveras

Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
191.06
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1150
156.85
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
3737
600
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4399
600
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
3202
514.1
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4043
551.44
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
821
131.82
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
140.35
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
679
109.02
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
114.44
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
104
16.7
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
19.64
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.25
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.27
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
22.8
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
25.91
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372.78
59.85
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404.69
55.2
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
162.96
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1267
172.81
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1274
204.55
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1302
177.59
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
339
54.43
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
68.61
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
40.78
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
214
29.19
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
579
92.96
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
97.52
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412.32
66.2
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432.65
59.01
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.27
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
71.93
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
249
33.96
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
9.31
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.23
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
60.37
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
474
64.65
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
9.28
9.28
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
50
8.03
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.14
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.14
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.18
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
65
10.44
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.87
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.62
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
40.92
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
33
5.3
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
14.46
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
68
10.92
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
55.38
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
51.47
51.47
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
73.89

Fielding Stats for Jose Oquendo and Frank Taveras

Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
1.26
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
1.11
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
1
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.04
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
24864
27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27456
27
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8288
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9152
9
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
2.09
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1678
1.65
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
2.97
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
3.1
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.09
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.24
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4739
5.15
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5071
4.99
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4657
5.06
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4831
4.75
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.011
4.011
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.268
4.268
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.24
79.24
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
0.6
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
0.56
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0