Billy Bryan vs. Leo Durocher — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Bryan and Leo Durocher are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Bryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .619) and slugging (.395 vs .320). Leo Durocher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.299 vs .292). By the career numbers, Billy Bryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Bryan and Leo Durocher

Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
209.72
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1637
168.56
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
600
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5827
600
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
968
542.8
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5350
550.88
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
209
117.2
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
135.92
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
127
71.21
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
106.06
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.94
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
21.62
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.05
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.77
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.99
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.47
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
45.98
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
29.86
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117.63
65.96
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505.65
52.07
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
214.21
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1714
176.49
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
303
169.91
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
176.59
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.22
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
59.21
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
70.09
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
58.38
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
170
95.33
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118
115.12
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.31
61.86
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560.81
57.75
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.68
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.85
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
51.03
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
38.82
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.29
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
158.69
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
49.43
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.44
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.36
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.85
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
109
11.22
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.19
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.71
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.11
86.11

Fielding Stats for Billy Bryan and Leo Durocher

Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.16
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6512
27
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170.2
9
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1498
6.21
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3275
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.47
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4680
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.8
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8280
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
6.68
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7955
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.757
5.757
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.947
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.43
86.43
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.17
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.41
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.19
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0