Jim Eppard vs. Brent Gates — Career Comparison

Jim Eppard
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Brent Gates
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Eppard and Brent Gates are closely matched on the surface stats. Brent Gates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .667) and slugging (.357 vs .317). Jim Eppard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .329). By the career numbers, Brent Gates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Eppard and Brent Gates

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
315.38
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
156.57
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2625
600
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
534.62
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2329
532.34
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
150
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
140.8
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
134.62
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
105.37
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
27.2
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.51
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.71
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
35.43
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
14.55
55.96
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.51
61.6
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
169.23
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
190.17
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
194.51
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.62
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
61.26
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
61.54
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
63.77
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.15
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
119.31
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
68.16
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290.3
66.35
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.29
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
51.43
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
80.77
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
79.77
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.43
7.43
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
8.23
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
16.46
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.11
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.97
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.09
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.06
58.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Eppard and Brent Gates

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
1.17
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
0.99
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15516
27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5172
9
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.15
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
984
1.71
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.81
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
4.47
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
4.63
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.36
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2598
4.52
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.857
2.857
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.25
84.25
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.52
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0