Willie Grace vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Jim Piersall are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Grace posted a career OPS of .720 against Jim Piersall's .721. On the surface stats, Willie Grace and Jim Piersall are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Jim Piersall

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
101
155.78
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.65
73.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
72.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Jim Piersall

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
3.18
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
3.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.469
2.469
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0