Jim Fanning vs. Lenn Sakata — Career Comparison

Jim Fanning
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Lenn Sakata
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lenn Sakata posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Fanning. Lenn Sakata posted stronger numbers in OPS (.618 vs .399) and on-base percentage (.289 vs .215). By the career numbers, Lenn Sakata had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Fanning and Lenn Sakata

Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
257.72
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
238.23
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
567.79
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1289
543.5
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
24
96.64
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
93.18
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
19.4
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.54
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
31.62
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
14.25
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.68
52.15
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
26
104.7
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
179.2
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
31
124.83
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
169.08
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.13
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
68.73
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.13
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
10
40.27
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
104.15
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
6.09
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.98
52.7
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.37
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.16
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.9
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.11
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
104.7
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.03
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.28
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.24
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.91
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.65
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.17
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
19.82
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.83
63.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Fanning and Lenn Sakata

Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.32
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.45
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.96
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.93
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219
27
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406.1
9
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
1.93
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.15
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.12
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
6.15
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
5.21
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
6.02
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
5.08
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.577
4.577
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.517
3.517
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.53
64.53
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.71
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0