Tommy Dowd vs. Jim Essian — Career Comparison

Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Jim Essian
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Dowd and Jim Essian are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Essian posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.328 vs .319) and home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). Tommy Dowd had the advantage in batting average (.271 vs .244). By the career numbers, Jim Essian had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Dowd and Jim Essian

Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1321
132.79
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
198.51
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5514
554.26
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
150.08
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
453
126.65
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
122.43
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
332
92.82
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
16.38
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
23.77
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.41
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
33.83
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696.46
70.01
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
209.63
58.61
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1904
191.39
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1885
189.48
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
690
192.92
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
90.77
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
50.36
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
57.88
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
138.72
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
368
102.89
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776.17
78.02
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
223.7
62.55
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.21
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
37.19
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.84
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
27.54
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
47.81
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
21.78
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
12.55
12.55
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
6.33
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.52
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.15
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Tommy Dowd and Jim Essian

Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1334
1.08
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.24
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.99
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
5.33
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
0.74
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.29
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4030
3.27
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
6.17
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
2.99
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
6.07
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.757
2.757
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.47
80.47
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.11
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.11
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5