Jimmy Ford vs. Jack Lapp — Career Comparison

Jimmy Ford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Ford and Jack Lapp are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Lapp posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .312). Jimmy Ford had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jack Lapp had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Ford and Jack Lapp

Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
169
151.34
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
188.06
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
616
551.64
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
143.28
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
137.98
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
114.63
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
108.13
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.91
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
19.57
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.06
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
28.66
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
29.85
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
61.57
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.62
65.54
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
185.37
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
206
184.48
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
199
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
73.43
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
138.81
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
77.86
69.73
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219.95
72.95
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.32
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
45
40.3
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
175
58.04
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
670
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
10.34
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.27
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.85
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
5.31
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.85
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.28
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Ford and Jack Lapp

Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.12
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3992
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330.2
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.5
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
2.29
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.14
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
3.79
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.374
3.374
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
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