Terry Francona vs. Albie Pearson — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Albie Pearson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Terry Francona and Albie Pearson are closely matched on the surface stats. Albie Pearson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .306). Terry Francona had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Albie Pearson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Terry Francona and Albie Pearson

Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
163.49
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3626
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3077
509.16
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
831
137.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
107.39
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
21.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.97
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.26
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.63
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
31.54
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
30.12
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.16
73.5
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1093
180.86
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
218.42
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
80.25
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
46.99
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
35.41
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
111.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480.54
79.52
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
78.93
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
39.1
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
32.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15.34
15.34
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.59
18.59
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
8.44
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.12
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
12.74
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.46
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
18.2
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Albie Pearson

Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
1.1
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
0.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20437
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6812.1
9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1725
2.28
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
2.38
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
2.33
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
98
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.119
2.119
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Albie Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0