Joe Altobelli vs. Jimmy Sexton — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jimmy Sexton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Jimmy Sexton are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Altobelli posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .581) and slugging (.323 vs .298). Jimmy Sexton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.283 vs .277). By the career numbers, Joe Altobelli had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Jimmy Sexton

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
166
343.45
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
343.69
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
541.75
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
93.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.55
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.28
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
56.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
171.72
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
161.65
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
166.02
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.95
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.85
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.86
56.6
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
103.4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
52.43
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Jimmy Sexton

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.49
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968.1
9
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.76
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
4.36
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.17
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.806
2.806
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0