David Freese vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

David Freese
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

David Freese 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+ 108 for David Freese, 103 for Jim Piersall), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 106). The overall lean goes to David Freese, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for David Freese and Jim Piersall

David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1184
167.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4229
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
3758
533.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1041
147.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
724
102.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
27.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.99
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
16.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
44.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
543.42
77.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1591
225.73
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1484
210.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
481
68.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
535
75.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
128.12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.11
79.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
10.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
52.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
974
138.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.57
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.41
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
19.01
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.66
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.7
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for David Freese and Jim Piersall

David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
1.07
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
24630
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
8210
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
1.42
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
1.77
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3007
3.3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2909
3.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.724
2.724
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
91.1
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.29
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0