Charlie Frank vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Charlie Frank
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Charlie Frank posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Piersall. Charlie Frank posted stronger numbers in OPS (.792 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .334). Jim Piersall had the advantage in home run production (104 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Charlie Frank had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Frank and Jim Piersall

Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
120
128.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
562
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
483
515.66
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
153.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
118.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
18
19.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
33
35.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86.29
92.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
210.32
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
225.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.48
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
144.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.26
98.5
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
66.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.42
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.76
26.76
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
10.47
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
15.66
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Charlie Frank and Jim Piersall

Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3336
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
2.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Charlie Frank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
2.66
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
3.18
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
3.15
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.426
2.426
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.469
2.469
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0