Jake Gettman vs. Tom Herr — Career Comparison

Jake Gettman
Pre-GenerationalRussiaThrows LeftBats SwitchEuropeWashington NationalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Tom Herr
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jake Gettman and Tom Herr are closely matched on the surface stats. Jake Gettman posted stronger numbers in slugging (.361 vs .350) and batting average (.278 vs .271). Tom Herr had the advantage in OPS (.702 vs .683). By the career numbers, Jake Gettman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jake Gettman and Tom Herr

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
197
141.9
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1514
148.65
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
833
600
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6111
600
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
556.06
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5349
525.18
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
154.86
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1450
142.37
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
126.05
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
110.65
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
17.29
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
24.94
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.76
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.03
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.76
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.75
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
31.71
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.59
71.74
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700.23
68.75
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
200.96
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
183.6
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
264
190.16
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
206.09
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
77.79
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676
66.37
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
78
56.18
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
56.36
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
128.21
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1222
119.98
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.89
79.87
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747.95
73.44
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.48
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.16
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
61.56
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.61
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
59.78
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
57.34
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
10.04
10.04
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.46
10.46
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.64
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
5.89
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.2
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
100
9.82
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.69
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
18.46
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.28
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.69
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
24.74
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
74.6
74.6

Fielding Stats for Jake Gettman and Tom Herr

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.1
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
1.08
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
1.03
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4809
27
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36049
27
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1603
9
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12016.1
9
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.02
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
2.21
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4050
3.03
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.06
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
2.29
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7081
5.3
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
2.17
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7001
5.24
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.875
4.875
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
0.75
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0