Ed Ott vs. John Valentin — Career Comparison

Ed Ott
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
John Valentin
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopSilver Slugger

When their careers are measured against the same standard, John Valentin comes out clearly ahead of Ed Ott across most offensive categories. John Valentin led in contact rate (K%+ 142 vs 99), walk rate (BB%+ 114 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 98). John Valentin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Ott and John Valentin

Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
173.48
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
146.97
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1961
600
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4511
600
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1792
548.29
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3917
520.99
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
465
142.27
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
145.38
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
105.86
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
89.25
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
76
23.25
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
37.38
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.06
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.26
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.1
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.49
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
119
36.41
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
56.13
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
206.37
63.14
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647.48
86.12
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
660
201.94
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1780
236.75
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
606
185.42
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1609
214.01
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
196
59.97
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
81.67
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
195
59.66
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
74.22
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
358
109.54
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
139.39
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
214.55
65.64
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655.2
87.15
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.92
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
7.05
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.22
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
61.58
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
77.72
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
524
69.7
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.61
8.61
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.59
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.79
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.98
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.59
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.71
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
91
12.1
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.28
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.25
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.9
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.12
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.18
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
10.37
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.26
60.26

Fielding Stats for Ed Ott and John Valentin

Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.11
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
1.07
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
0.98
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
1.02
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12474
27
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26737
27
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
9
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8912.1
9
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2495
5.4
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
1.51
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.56
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
2.67
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.1
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.14
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
6.06
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4271
4.31
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.96
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4135
4.18
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.391
5.391
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.916
3.916
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.04
89.04
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
0.55
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.67
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.37
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0