Napoleon Hairston vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Napoleon Hairston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

On the career numbers, Josh Willingham posted the stronger offensive profile against Napoleon Hairston. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .654) and on-base percentage (.361 vs .311). 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 Napoleon Hairston and Josh Willingham

Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
37
145.1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
513.73
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
29
113.73
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.45
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
74.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.53
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
39.22
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
15.96
62.6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
176.47
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
180.39
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
109.8
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
172.55
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
16.77
65.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.92
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
16
62.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Napoleon Hairston and Josh Willingham

Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
1.05
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.72
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.05
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
1.97
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.72
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
1.94
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.793
1.793
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Napoleon Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Napoleon Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0