Johnny Evers vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Johnny Evers
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVP
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Johnny Evers holds a real edge over Jim Piersall in this comparison. Johnny Evers led in contact rate (K%+ 259 vs 135), walk rate (BB%+ 179 vs 87), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 122 vs 103). Jim Piersall held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 21). The edge belongs to Johnny Evers.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Evers and Jim Piersall

Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1784
148.46
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7210
600
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6137
510.71
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1659
138.06
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361
113.26
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
216
17.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.83
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
298
24.8
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876.99
72.98
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
2051
170.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2476
206.05
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
919
76.48
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
538
44.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
53.8
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445
120.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964.89
80.3
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
64.74
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
24.38
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.61
24.61
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
21.3
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
26.96
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
115
10.47
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.67
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
27.63
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
172
15.66
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.59
97.59
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Johnny Evers and Jim Piersall

Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
1.69
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
0.88
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28446
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9482
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3806
3.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5215
4.95
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
0.42
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9468
8.99
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9021
8.56
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.28
95.28
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.079
5.079
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
52.2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Johnny Evers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
0.66
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Evers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0