Terry Francona vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jim Piersall posted the stronger offensive profile against Terry Francona. Jim Piersall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .306). By the career numbers, Jim Piersall 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 Jim Piersall

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.46
68.32
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
608
199.78
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
53.8
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.29
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.86
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Jim Piersall

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0