Carl Sumner vs. Josh Vitters — Career Comparison

Carl Sumner
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Josh Vitters
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Carl Sumner posted the stronger offensive profile against Josh Vitters. Carl Sumner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.762 vs .395) and on-base percentage (.382 vs .193). Josh Vitters had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Josh Vitters

Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
198.17
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
544.95
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
66.06
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
84.35
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
24.1
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
110.09
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
115.6
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
38.53
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
55.05
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
89.68
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
4.16
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
38.53
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
33
181.65
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.03
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carl Sumner and Josh Vitters

Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.32
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.09
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
27
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197.2
9
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.41
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.87
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.46
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.28
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.76
82.76
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Vitters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0