Sparky Adams vs. Mickey Owen — Career Comparison

Sparky Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Mickey Owen
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Sparky Adams and Mickey Owen are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Sparky Adams, 99 for Mickey Owen), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 90 vs 89). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Sparky Adams and Mickey Owen

Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1424
138.39
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1209
178.14
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
600
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
4072
600
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5557
540.04
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
3649
537.67
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1588
154.32
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
929
136.89
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
124.59
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
731
107.71
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
24.2
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
163
24.02
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.66
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.09
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.87
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.06
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
29.74
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
198
29.17
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710.52
69.05
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
364.49
53.71
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1960
190.48
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
173.28
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2069
201.07
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1268
186.84
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
82.02
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
338
49.8
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
38.29
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
55.7
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
119.44
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
702
103.44
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.27
77.77
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
407.92
60.11
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.72
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.92
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
44.02
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
48.04
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
21.67
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
26.67
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.69
27.69
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
22.5
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
13.22
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
80
11.79
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.59
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.36
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
122
17.98
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.97
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.3
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.86
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.15
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
19.83
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.45
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
75.49
75.49
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.3
97.3

Fielding Stats for Sparky Adams and Mickey Owen

Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
61.74
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.84
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
27
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
9
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
237.3
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3748
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
30.92
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
5.08
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6265
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5223
273.3
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6035
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5126
268.22
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.361
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.344
4.344
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.87
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.82
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21