Bernie Friberg vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Bernie Friberg
Lost GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bernie Friberg and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Bernie Friberg posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .322). Jerry Willard had the advantage in slugging (.384 vs .373). By the career numbers, Bernie Friberg had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bernie Friberg and Jerry Willard

Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1299
162.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4795
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4169
521.67
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1170
146.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
113.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
22.65
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.75
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
32.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.82
72.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
194.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1657
207.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
68.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
58.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
122.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638.63
79.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
58.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
62.31
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.63
9.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
17.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
7.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
13.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Bernie Friberg and Jerry Willard

Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
27
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
9
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2632
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4878
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Friberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Bernie Friberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31