Jimmy Esmond vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Jimmy Esmond
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Esmond and Joe Pepitone are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Pepitone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .683) and slugging (.432 vs .359). Jimmy Esmond had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 vs .310). By the career numbers, Joe Pepitone 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 Joe Pepitone

Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
158.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1748
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
528.6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
406
139.36
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
106.75
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.85
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.67
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.09
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
95
32.61
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
199.6
68.51
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
553
189.82
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
543
186.38
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
70.02
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
162
55.61
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
122.54
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.35
75.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.07
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
46.68
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
55.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.37
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.94
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.94
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
8
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Esmond and Joe Pepitone

Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
1.01
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34749
27
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11583
9
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Jimmy Esmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.06
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2198
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.996
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Esmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0