Chico Salmon vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Chico Salmon
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Don Wheeler
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Chico Salmon and Don Wheeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Chico Salmon posted stronger numbers in slugging (.354 vs .323) and batting average (.249 vs .240). Don Wheeler had the advantage in OPS (.656 vs .645). By the career numbers, Chico Salmon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chico Salmon and Don Wheeler

Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
219.09
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1802
600
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
555.05
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
138.18
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
46
125.45
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
102.55
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
92.73
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.31
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.55
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.32
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
35.63
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.73
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.55
57.79
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.91
59.77
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
196.45
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
171.48
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
67.26
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
49.61
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
60
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
106.55
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
103.64
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180.56
60.12
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
64.23
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.66
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
29.63
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.33
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
233
77.58
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.58
11.58
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.32
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.33
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.32
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.32
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.99
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.31
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
65.71
65.71
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Chico Salmon and Don Wheeler

Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
1.48
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.94
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11092
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3697.1
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
3.01
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.75
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
4.9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1952
4.75
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.216
3.216
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.76
63.76
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.41
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chico Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chico Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0