Willie Grace vs. Lou Piniella — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Lou Piniella are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Piniella posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .720) and slugging (.409 vs .367). Willie Grace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .341). By the career numbers, Lou Piniella had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Lou Piniella

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
101
155.78
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
164.76
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
354
546.02
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5867
553.32
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
160.8
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
118.55
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.62
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
42.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.65
73.49
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.13
70.75
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
226.16
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
198.43
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
63.24
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
61.4
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
72.49
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
72.24
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
124.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796.48
75.12
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.92
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.56
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
34.71
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
541
51.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.3
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.88
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
43.84
43.84

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Lou Piniella

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
1.1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
1.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2546
1.99
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.08
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
2.11
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
2.07
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0