Jim Gilliam vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Jim Gilliam
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jim Gilliam and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Gilliam posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .692) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .314). Dick Higham had the advantage in slugging (.378 vs .355). By the career numbers, Jim Gilliam had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Gilliam and Dick Higham

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2094
141.39
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8886
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7600
513.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2021
136.46
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1551
104.73
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
21.94
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.4
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.99
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.39
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
31.74
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067.53
72.08
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2701
182.38
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
213.3
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1255
84.74
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
42.13
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1814
122.48
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147.22
77.46
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.43
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
74.41
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.03
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
416
28.09
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
21.36
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.63
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
90
6.08
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
14.79
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.66
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.49
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.66
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
22.28
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.31
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.36
66.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Jim Gilliam and Dick Higham

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2169
1.24
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.1
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
1.01
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47103
27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15701
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3514
2.01
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
2.53
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.75
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.13
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8153
4.67
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7922
4.54
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.652
3.652
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
81.1
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
0.47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0