Bibb Falk vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Bibb Falk
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bibb Falk comes out clearly ahead of Jim Piersall across most offensive categories. Bibb Falk led in home run production (HR/PA+ 153 vs 88), contact rate (K%+ 185 vs 135), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 106). Bibb Falk was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bibb Falk and Jim Piersall

Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
1353
154.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
5264
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
4652
530.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1463
166.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1035
117.97
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
34.19
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.72
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
69
7.86
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
48.78
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777.33
88.6
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2088
237.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1887
215.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655
74.66
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
89.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1370
156.16
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838.84
95.61
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.37
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
412
46.96
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
31.8
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
18.87
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
21.43
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
47
5.36
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.59
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
5.19
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
96
10.94
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
48.96
48.96
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Bibb Falk and Jim Piersall

Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34887
27
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11629
9
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.13
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.04
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2748
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
3.18
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
3.15
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.174
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.469
2.469
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.03
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0