Jacoby Ellsbury vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Jacoby Ellsbury
MillenialOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Willingham holds a real edge over Jacoby Ellsbury in this comparison. Josh Willingham led in home run production (HR/PA+ 169 vs 83), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 107). Jacoby Ellsbury held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 84). The edge belongs to Josh Willingham.

Hitting Stats for Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Willingham

Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235
138.66
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5344
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4846
544.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
154.49
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
110.48
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
27.06
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.28
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
104
11.68
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
392
44.01
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
737.34
82.78
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2023
227.13
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1821
204.45
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
84.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
512
57.49
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
129.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761.72
85.52
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.16
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
399
44.8
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.13
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
82.75
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.36
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.59
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
9.21
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
38.51
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.97
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
46.48
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.85
82.85
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Willingham

Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
1.05
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
1.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30757
27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10252.1
9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2784
2.44
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.05
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
2.49
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2817
2.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.09
96.09
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacoby Ellsbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jacoby Ellsbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0