Jack Torrance - contributing reporter
Everybody knows the name Alex Tarraga in Cobbfather lore, but as we approach the retirement of Omar Gonzales who was truly the better player? Let's do a quick comparison. But remember, OG is still playing so we'll see how much he has left in the tank. By awards, AT has it in the bag, but if you look at the other stats; it's much closer or even favors OG. By the time Omar retires, we think the top layer will still be considered Alex Tarraga. I'm sure at some point we'll be comparing the two with Kyle Crain, WYW, Weiss, or Dario Lester; but we'll see if they can keep up numbers or not.
- ML seasons
- AT - S38 to S58 - 20
- OG - S44 to current (61) - 17
- World Series Rings
- 2 (AT) vs 0 (OG)
- Helena hopes this changes this year and Omar wins his first title.
- MVPs
- 9 (AT) vs 5 (OG)
- AT won 6 in 7 seasons from S41-47, OG won 3 of 4 from S48-51.
- All Star Appearances
- 13 (AT) vs 7 (OG)
- Silver Slugger
- 8 (AT) vs 9 (OG)
- Other Awards
- AT - 1x Home Run Derby Champ
- Salary (including bonuses)
- AT - $212.13M vs OG - $227.23M
- Hitting
- ABs - 10,793 (AT) vs 10,235 (OG)
- AVG - .305 (AT) vs .304 (OG)
- HR - 882 (AT) vs 852 (OG)
- Runs - 1,977 (AT) vs 2,047 (OG)
- RBI - 2,209 (AT) vs 2,138 (OG)
- SB - 74 (AT) vs 200 (OG)
- Fielding
- This is probably the biggest difference between the two, AT held is own at 1B and even had 200+ plus plays where OG didn't log a single plus play with nearly 100 negative plays.
- AT
- 1B: 20,969 innings, 232 plus, 13 minus, 52 errors
- RF: 1,752 innings, 0 plus, 12 minus, 9 errors
- LF: 1,822 innings, 3 plus, 5 minus, 9 errors
- DH: 120 innings
- OG
- 1B: 20,615 innings, 0 plus, 84 minus, 46 errors
- DH: 2,137 innings
- RF: 792 innings, 0 plus, 14 minus, 4 errors