Jim Bottomley vs. Roy Sievers — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Roy Sievers
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jim Bottomley and Roy Sievers are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Jim Bottomley, 112 for Roy Sievers), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 133). The overall lean goes to Jim Bottomley, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Roy Sievers

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1887
154.06
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
7349
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
6387
521.46
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1703
139.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1051
85.81
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
292
23.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.43
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
25.96
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
652
53.23
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1083.79
88.48
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
3033
247.63
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
2595
211.87
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
945
77.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
93.65
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1774
144.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
1089.89
88.98
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.16
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
841
68.66
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.49
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
920
75.11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
7.99
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.22
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.49
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
164
13.39
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.17
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.14
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.55
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
5.24
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.69
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 600 PA
42.42
42.42

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Roy Sievers

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
1.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
1.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35285
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11761.2
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9064
6.94
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
0.51
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.08
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9835
7.53
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9725
7.44
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.538
5.538
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.9
77.9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
0.58
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sievers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0