Ed Putman vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Putman and Michael Saunders are closely matched on the surface stats. Michael Saunders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .683) and slugging (.397 vs .366). Ed Putman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .307). By the career numbers, Michael Saunders had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Putman and Michael Saunders

Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
169.28
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
539.24
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2455
536.22
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
129.11
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
124.5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
91.14
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.87
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
17.69
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
48.71
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317.49
69.35
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
197.47
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
974
212.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
189.87
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
70.77
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
57.44
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
110.52
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.07
67.29
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.75
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.18
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
136.71
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.49
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.43
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.02
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Putman and Michael Saunders

Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.1
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
1
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
2.19
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
2.26
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
2.24
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.316
3.316
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0