Cecil Espy vs. Tom Saffell — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Tom Saffell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Cecil Espy and Tom Saffell are closely matched on the surface stats. Cecil Espy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.624 vs .605) and slugging (.321 vs .296). Tom Saffell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 vs .304). By the career numbers, Cecil Espy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Tom Saffell

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
236.53
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
239.47
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
679
600
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248
540.65
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
602
531.96
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
131.7
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
143
126.36
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
103.1
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
106.92
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
18.63
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.25
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.93
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.3
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
28.59
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.44
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.55
58.29
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.55
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
173.29
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
178
157.29
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
178.05
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
179.38
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
69.31
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.41
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
46.79
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
40
35.35
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
125
110.46
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.71
59.66
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
64.88
57.33
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.3
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
45.05
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.14
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.65
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
95.43
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
8.66
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.02
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.77
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.19
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.84
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
72.03
72.03
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Tom Saffell

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.49
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.68
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.89
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7906
27
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635.1
9
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
2.45
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.48
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
2.6
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.98
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
2.53
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
10.76
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.296
2.296
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.34
18.34
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0