Mickey Cochrane vs Louis Santop: Career Stats Comparison
Mickey Cochrane has the better career line of the two, leading 12 of the 14 scored categories on this page (1 further counting total is shown but not scored). Mickey Cochrane played 1925–1937 as a hitter; Louis Santop played ?–1926 as a hitter.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
Mickey Cochrane (1925–1937) and Louis Santop (?–1926) — their careers are worth a careful side-by-side. Mickey Cochrane finished with 1,652 hits and 119 home runs; Louis Santop finished with 493 hits and 24 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.
Quick answer
- Who hit more home runs? Mickey Cochrane, with 119 to Louis Santop's 24.
- Who had the higher OPS? Mickey Cochrane, with .897 to Louis Santop's .885.
- Who had the higher batting average? Louis Santop, with .340 to Mickey Cochrane's .320.
- Who had more hits? Mickey Cochrane, with 1,652 to Louis Santop's 493.
- Who drove in more runs? Mickey Cochrane, with 832 to Louis Santop's 313.
- Who has the higher career PIV? Mickey Cochrane, with 24,892 career PIV to Louis Santop's 5,560.
- Who won more championships? Mickey Cochrane, with 3 World Series titles to Louis Santop's 1.
Mickey Cochrane
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Mickey Cochrane and Louis Santop. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. 14 of the 15 lines below are scored; the other one is a counting total on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded it. Counting stats reward longevity, and strikeouts are left unmarked because a longer career accumulates more of them. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, so read them against the run environment each player worked in, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
| Statistic | Mickey Cochrane | Louis Santop |
|---|---|---|
| Games | Leads: 1,482 | 416 |
| At-Bats | Leads: 5,169 | 1,448 |
| Runs | Leads: 1,041 | 251 |
| Hits | Leads: 1,652 | 493 |
| Doubles | Leads: 333 | 87 |
| Triples | Leads: 64 | 28 |
| Home Runs | Leads: 119 | 24 |
| RBI | Leads: 832 | 313 |
| Walks | Leads: 857 | 127 |
| Strikeouts not scored | 217 | 1 |
| Stolen Bases | Leads: 64 | 47 |
| Batting Avg | .320 | Leads: .340 |
| On-Base % | Leads: .419 | .396 |
| Slugging % | .478 | Leads: .489 |
| OPS | Leads: .897 | .885 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Mickey Cochrane outpaces Louis Santop 24,892 to 5,560 — driven by per-season impact — 1,915 PIV per season to 265 — rather than by longevity, since Mickey Cochrane played 13 seasons to Louis Santop's 21. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).
Mickey Cochrane — top 3 seasons by OPS
Louis Santop
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Mickey Cochrane leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Louis Santop owns batting average. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Mickey Cochrane. PIV agrees: Mickey Cochrane grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
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How the Mickey Cochrane and Louis Santop careers compare
The careers of Mickey Cochrane (1925–1937) and Louis Santop (?–1926) overlapped from 1926 to 1926, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. The table compares 1,482 games of Mickey Cochrane with 416 of Louis Santop across 13 and 21 PIV seasons; totals favor the longer career by default. Louis Santop's edges on the table are batting average (.340 to .320) and slugging percentage (.489 to .478). Mickey Cochrane walked more often than struck out (857 walks, 217 strikeouts); Louis Santop walked more often than struck out (127 walks, 1 strikeouts). Mickey Cochrane is the more power-leaning hitter, with 119 of 1,652 hits leaving the park.
Mickey Cochrane vs Louis Santop: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Mickey Cochrane or Louis Santop?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Mickey Cochrane leads Louis Santop in 12 of the 14 scored categories.
- Did Mickey Cochrane or Louis Santop hit more home runs?
- Mickey Cochrane, with 119 to Louis Santop's 24.
- Who had the higher OPS?
- Mickey Cochrane, with .897 to Louis Santop's .885.
- Who had the higher batting average?
- Louis Santop, with .340 to Mickey Cochrane's .320.
- Who had more hits?
- Mickey Cochrane, with 1,652 to Louis Santop's 493.