Larry Gardner vs. Jim Russell — Career Comparison
Larry Gardner and Jim Russell 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+ 110 for Larry Gardner, 109 for Jim Russell), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Larry Gardner, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.
Hitting Stats for Larry Gardner and Jim Russell
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1923
150.14
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
149.82
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
7685
600
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
4145
600
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6688
522.16
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3595
520.39
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1474
115.08
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
666
96.41
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
457
35.68
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
42.41
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
963.22
75.2
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
549.41
79.53
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2571
200.73
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1437
208.01
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2617
204.32
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
214.81
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1774
138.5
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
915
132.45
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1061.06
82.84
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
574.97
83.23
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
434
33.88
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
427
61.81
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
17.71
17.71
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.71
9.71
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
1.51
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
1.18
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
311
24.28
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.62
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
76
11
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.88
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
8.54
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
19.99
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
8.54
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
64.45
64.45
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fielding Stats for Larry Gardner and Jim Russell
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1842
14.85
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
17.56
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2336
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451
52.02
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2451
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6116
49.32
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2405
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.524
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.48
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27