Johnny Cooney vs. Jeff Liefer — Career Comparison

Johnny Cooney
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jeff Liefer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Cooney and Jeff Liefer are closely matched on the surface stats. Jeff Liefer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .671) and slugging (.398 vs .342). Johnny Cooney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 vs .285). By the career numbers, Jeff Liefer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Cooney and Jeff Liefer

Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1172
191.35
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
204.74
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3675
600
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
844
600
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3372
550.53
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
779
553.79
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
965
157.55
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
179
127.25
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
131.76
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
111
78.91
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
21.22
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.59
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.24
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
22.04
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
25.8
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
48.34
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366.94
59.91
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.17
64.1
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
188.24
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
220.38
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1179
192.49
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
237
168.48
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
66.78
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
89
63.27
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
35.76
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
80.33
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
102.2
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.56
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.92
70.35
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
85.56
60.83
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.98
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
33.96
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.81
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
17.47
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
223
158.53
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
34.35
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
1.94
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
14.53
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.27
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
10.94
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.09
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.9
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.42
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.82
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.71
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.84
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Johnny Cooney and Jeff Liefer

Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.31
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.02
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4373
27
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457.2
9
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
4.36
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.44
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2860
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
4.89
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2825
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.8
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.78
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.701
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.665
3.665
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Johnny Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.43
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Liefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0