Norm Cash vs Bill Freehan: Career Stats Comparison
Norm Cash (1958–1974) and Bill Freehan (1961–1976) — they broke in during the 1950s and the 1960s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Norm Cash finished with 1,820 hits and 377 home runs; Bill Freehan finished with 1,591 hits and 200 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.
Norm Cash
Bill Freehan
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Norm Cash and Bill Freehan. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.
| Statistic | Norm Cash | Bill Freehan |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 2,089 | 1,774 |
| At-Bats | 6,705 | 6,073 |
| Runs | 1,046 | 706 |
| Hits | 1,820 | 1,591 |
| Doubles | 241 | 241 |
| Triples | 41 | 35 |
| Home Runs | 377 | 200 |
| RBI | 1,103 | 758 |
| Walks | 1,043 | 626 |
| Strikeouts | 1,091 | 753 |
| Stolen Bases | 43 | 24 |
| Batting Avg | .271 | .262 |
| On-Base % | .374 | .340 |
| Slugging % | .488 | .412 |
| OPS | .862 | .752 |
PIV Comparison
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Norm Cash outpaces Bill Freehan 35,059 to 12,940 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (2,062 vs 863 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).
Norm Cash — top 3 seasons by OPS
Bill Freehan — top 3 seasons by OPS
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Norm Cash leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Bill Freehan owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Norm Cash. PIV agrees: Norm Cash grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.