Lee Gooch vs. Jim Lefebvre — Career Comparison

Lee Gooch
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lee Gooch and Jim Lefebvre are closely matched on the surface stats. Lee Gooch posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.338 vs .333) and batting average (.295 vs .251). Jim Lefebvre had the advantage in home run production (74 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lee Gooch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lee Gooch and Jim Lefebvre

Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3014
529.24
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
94.47
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.12
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.16
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
12.99
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
38.28
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
71.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
200
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
191.57
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
54.96
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
70.94
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
100
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
112.91
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.97
81.52
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390.29
68.53
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
56.54
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
78.49
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
6.6
6.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
6.85
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.09
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
64
11.24
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.4
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.04
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.78
34.78

Fielding Stats for Lee Gooch and Jim Lefebvre

Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.08
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21517
27
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7172.1
9
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
2.02
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.11
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
4.73
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
4.62
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.257
4.257
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.49
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0