Hardy Richardson vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Hardy Richardson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Hardy Richardson posted the stronger offensive profile against Michael Saunders. Hardy Richardson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .704) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .307). Michael Saunders had the advantage in home run production (81 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Hardy Richardson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hardy Richardson and Michael Saunders

Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
132.43
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
169.28
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6044
600
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5657
561.58
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2455
536.22
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
168.17
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
570
124.5
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
118.13
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
30.28
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
123
26.87
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
12.51
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.15
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
7.25
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
17.69
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
50.03
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
223
48.71
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885.32
87.89
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
317.49
69.35
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2470
245.2
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
974
212.74
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2081
206.59
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
111.88
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
324
70.77
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
82.2
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
186.83
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
506
110.52
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958.91
95.19
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
308.07
67.29
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
0.99
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.75
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
37.43
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
55.7
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.18
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
44.28
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.55
13.55
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.49
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
34
7.43
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
20.55
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
55
12.01
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
20.55
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
78
17.04
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Hardy Richardson and Michael Saunders

Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
1.03
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.1
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
1
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35571
27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11857
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3243
2.46
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
2.19
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2529
1.92
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.42
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6324
4.8
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1466
2.26
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5772
4.38
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
2.24
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.2
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.01
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0