Ray Fosse vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Ray Fosse
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Ray Fosse and Jim Piersall are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Ray Fosse, 103 for Jim Piersall), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Jim Piersall, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ray Fosse and Jim Piersall

Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
924
171.85
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
3226
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2957
549.97
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
758
140.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
567
105.46
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
117
21.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.42
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
11.35
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
191
35.52
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
324.76
60.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.46
68.32
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
201.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
979
182.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
299
55.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
60.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
562
104.53
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
339.33
63.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.35
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
203
37.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.51
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
67.51
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
8.89
8.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
28
5.21
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
15.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.66
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.79
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.53
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
34
6.32
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 600 PA
44.12
44.12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Ray Fosse and Jim Piersall

Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
1.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
1.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
21512
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7170.2
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4900
6.15
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
0.55
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
6.8
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5340
6.7
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.914
5.914
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.15
89.15
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.09
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.09
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fosse
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
0.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fosse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0