Jerry Hairston vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Jerry Hairston
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueUnknown
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Hairston and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .739) and slugging (.465 vs .371). Jerry Hairston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .361). By the career numbers, Josh Willingham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Hairston and Josh Willingham

Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859
254.77
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2023
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
503.91
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3912
508.6
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
129.91
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
92.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
26.99
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.78
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
127
37.67
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
247.46
73.4
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
631
187.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728
215.92
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
216
64.06
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
73.33
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
205
60.8
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
391
115.97
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
258.58
76.69
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.37
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
83.64
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
71.9
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.34
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
71.18
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.43
8.43
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.86
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.23
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.38
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.48
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.67
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Jerry Hairston and Josh Willingham

Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.38
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7180
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2393.1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.94
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.17
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.09
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.51
97.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.246
2.246
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.85
68.85
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jerry Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0