Otto Ray vs. Ray Sanders — Career Comparison

Otto Ray
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Ray Sanders
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Otto Ray and Ray Sanders are closely matched on the surface stats. Otto Ray posted stronger numbers in OPS (.804 vs .771) and slugging (.442 vs .401). Ray Sanders had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 vs .362). By the career numbers, Otto Ray had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otto Ray and Ray Sanders

Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
174.66
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.83
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2557
600
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
525.79
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2182
512.01
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
156.56
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
140.09
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
105.88
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
99.02
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
29.86
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
26.75
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.46
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
9.86
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
41.06
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.14
89.72
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340.86
79.98
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
232.58
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
205.32
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
231
209.05
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
932
218.69
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
94.12
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
75.32
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
84
76.02
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
77.2
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
165.61
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
142.67
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.37
96.27
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361.59
84.85
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.62
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.87
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
76.97
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
216
50.68
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.6
132.6
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11.84
11.84
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
1.52
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
9.39
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.15
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Otto Ray and Ray Sanders

Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.19
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.99
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3962
27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320.2
9
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
4.41
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5268
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
5.49
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5648
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
5.28
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5598
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.11
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.429
4.429
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.393
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0