Carl Sumner vs. Babe Twombly — Career Comparison

Carl Sumner
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Babe Twombly
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Carl Sumner and Babe Twombly are closely matched on the surface stats. Carl Sumner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.762 vs .723) and on-base percentage (.382 vs .357). Babe Twombly had the advantage in batting average (.304 vs .276). By the career numbers, Carl Sumner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Carl Sumner and Babe Twombly

Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
250.63
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
543.8
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.57
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.3
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.04
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.56
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.27
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
84.35
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.49
67.59
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
194.12
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
198.99
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
209.62
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
71.39
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
48.61
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
115.44
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
89.68
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.74
78.59
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.53
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.57
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
13.17
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.15
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.67
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.78
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
36.46
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Carl Sumner and Babe Twombly

Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.065
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0