Brian Giles vs. Gary Pettis — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Gary Pettis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove

On the career numbers, Gary Pettis posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Gary Pettis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Gary Pettis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Gary Pettis

Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1183
167.52
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4237
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
537.8
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3629
513.9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
122.88
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
121.08
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
95.73
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
15.44
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.94
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.97
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
25.35
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451.39
63.92
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
166.12
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1125
159.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1385
196.13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
80.43
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.93
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
36.68
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806
114.14
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457.87
64.84
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70
53.1
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
73.78
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.42
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
114.54
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
958
135.66
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.2
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.84
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.79
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
50.13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.86
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
14.73
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
40
30.34
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
64.86
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Gary Pettis

Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
1.15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966
0.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26451
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8817
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2948
3.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.06
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
3.12
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3011
3.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.669
2.669
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.06
76.06
Gary Pettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.02
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Pettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0