Didi Gregorius vs. Jerry Hairston — Career Comparison

Didi Gregorius
MillenialNetherlandsThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Jerry Hairston
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Didi Gregorius and Jerry Hairston are closely matched on the surface stats. Didi Gregorius posted stronger numbers in slugging (.420 vs .371) and home run production (134 career HR at a higher rate). Jerry Hairston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .311). By the career numbers, Didi Gregorius had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Didi Gregorius and Jerry Hairston

Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
151.8
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859
254.77
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4257
600
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2023
600
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3893
548.7
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
503.91
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
140.8
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
438
129.91
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
92.74
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
311
92.24
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
25.37
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
26.99
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.81
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.78
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.89
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.9
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
48.06
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
127
37.67
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.58
72.81
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247.46
73.4
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
230.44
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
631
187.15
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
183.93
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728
215.92
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
70.89
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
216
64.06
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
74.7
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
205
60.8
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
126.71
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
391
115.97
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529.56
74.64
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258.58
76.69
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.33
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.37
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
254
35.8
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
83.64
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.68
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.34
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
612
86.26
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
71.18
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.43
8.43
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.86
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.06
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.23
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
7.05
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.38
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.21
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.26
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.48
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
7.47
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.67
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.81
69.81
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44

Fielding Stats for Didi Gregorius and Jerry Hairston

Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
1.05
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.38
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.01
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.95
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27261
27
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7180
27
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9087
9
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2393.1
9
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
1.29
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.94
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2673
2.65
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.15
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.09
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4075
4.04
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.17
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3980
3.94
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
3.09
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.51
97.51
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.748
3.748
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.85
68.85
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
0.5
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0