Jim Essian vs. Bill Sharp — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Essian holds a real edge over Bill Sharp in this comparison. Jim Essian led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 68), home run production (HR/PA+ 82 vs 36), and contact rate (K%+ 170 vs 161). Bill Sharp held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 97 vs 91). The edge belongs to Jim Essian.

Hitting Stats for Jim Essian and Bill Sharp

Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
198.51
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
398
195.58
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
1221
600
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
542.51
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
126.65
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
138.08
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
92.82
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
104.18
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
23.77
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
25.55
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
33.83
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.91
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209.63
58.61
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
110.44
54.27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
184.77
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
192.92
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
363
178.38
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
59.95
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
57.88
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
95
46.68
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
102.89
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
208
102.21
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223.7
62.55
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
119.77
58.86
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.44
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
75
36.86
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
47.81
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
53.56
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.55
12.55
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
11.2
11.2
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.23
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.29
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.91
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.3
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.52
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.47
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.63
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
6.15
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.37
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.91
40.91
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Jim Essian and Bill Sharp

Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.24
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
1.23
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.99
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.94
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7997
27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2665.2
9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
5.33
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
2.61
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
0.74
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.1
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
6.17
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.76
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
6.07
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
2.72
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.47
80.47
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.86
76.86
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0