Kid Gleason vs. Dave Sappelt — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kid Gleason and Dave Sappelt are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Sappelt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .628) and slugging (.343 vs .318). Kid Gleason had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .304). By the career numbers, Dave Sappelt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kid Gleason and Dave Sappelt

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
208.03
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7459
545.12
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
549.64
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1946
142.22
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
63
137.96
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
119.42
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
96.35
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
15.79
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.92
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.61
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826.88
60.43
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
26.34
57.67
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
188.32
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2485
181.61
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
81
177.37
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
74.69
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
60.22
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
133.81
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942.54
68.88
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
27.37
59.93
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.78
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
36.61
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
87.59
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
6.85
6.85
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.49
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.14
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Kid Gleason and Dave Sappelt

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
1.06
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.25
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50205
27
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
27
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16735
9
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4237
2.28
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.13
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
2.86
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
0.36
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10233
5.5
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.22
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9561
5.14
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.2
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.851
4.851
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Dave Sappelt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.67
70.67
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
0.33
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sappelt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0