Tom Jones vs. Buddy Rosar — Career Comparison

Tom Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Buddy Rosar
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Tom Jones and Buddy Rosar 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+ 97 for Tom Jones, 100 for Buddy Rosar), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 94 vs 90). The overall lean goes to Buddy Rosar, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Tom Jones and Buddy Rosar

Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
148.01
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
166
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4289
600
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3847
538.17
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
3198
537.33
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
134.86
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
140.46
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
112.47
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
656
110.22
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
122
17.07
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
24.7
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.52
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.02
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
160
22.38
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
30.24
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379.89
53.14
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339.82
57.1
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1166
163.11
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1067
179.28
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
168.01
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1161
195.07
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
47.56
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
56.29
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
336
47
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
61.66
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
672
94.01
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
114.93
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437.02
61.14
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380.74
63.97
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.16
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.68
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
193
27
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
52.93
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.54
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
27.05
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
21.02
21.02
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.18
22.18
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
28.68
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
48
8.06
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
97
16.3
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.84
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.02
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.84
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.88
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 600 PA
48.57
48.57

Fielding Stats for Tom Jones and Buddy Rosar

Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
1.02
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
0.98
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28113
27
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9371
9
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10920
10.49
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
0.73
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.18
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11865
11.4
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11680
11.22
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4356
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Buddy Rosar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.18
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.988
10.988
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.664
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
0.44
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Rosar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0