Jimmy Esmond vs. Didi Gregorius — Career Comparison

Jimmy Esmond
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop
Didi Gregorius
MillenialNetherlandsThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Esmond and Didi Gregorius are closely matched on the surface stats. Didi Gregorius posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .683) and slugging (.420 vs .359). Jimmy Esmond had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 vs .311). By the career numbers, Didi Gregorius had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Esmond and Didi Gregorius

Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
158.24
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
151.8
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1748
600
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4257
600
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
528.6
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3893
548.7
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
406
139.36
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
140.8
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
106.75
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
92.74
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
52
17.85
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
25.37
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.67
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.81
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.09
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.89
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
95
32.61
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
48.06
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
199.6
68.51
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.58
72.81
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
553
189.82
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
230.44
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
543
186.38
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
183.93
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
204
70.02
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
70.89
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
162
55.61
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
74.7
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
357
122.54
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
126.71
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.35
75.64
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529.56
74.64
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.33
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
46.68
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
35.8
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.68
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
55.95
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
612
86.26
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.37
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.06
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
50
7.05
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.94
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.21
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.26
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.94
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
53
7.47
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
69.81
69.81

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Esmond and Didi Gregorius

Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
1.05
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.01
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27261
27
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9087
9
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
1.29
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2673
2.65
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.09
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4075
4.04
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2198
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3980
3.94
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.996
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.748
3.748
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
0.5
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0