Rollie Hemsley vs. Johnny Lewis — Career Comparison

Rollie Hemsley
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Johnny Lewis
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rollie Hemsley and Johnny Lewis are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Lewis posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.317 vs .311) and home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). Rollie Hemsley had the advantage in batting average (.262 vs .227). By the career numbers, Johnny Lewis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rollie Hemsley and Johnny Lewis

Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1593
173.5
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
182.19
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5509
600
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5047
549.68
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
771
528.08
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1321
143.87
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
175
119.86
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961
104.67
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
123
84.25
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
27.99
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
16.44
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.84
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.11
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.38
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.07
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
39.21
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
35.62
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565.47
61.59
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.69
63.49
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
197.68
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
277
189.73
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
183.19
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
186.99
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
61.21
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
66.44
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
60.45
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
74
50.68
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
118.28
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
149
102.05
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620.39
67.57
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
93.03
63.72
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
38.88
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.07
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.42
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.02
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
132.88
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
13.95
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
4.52
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
11
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.88
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.85
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.16
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.48
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.96
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.16
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.12
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.64
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.7
61.7
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
47.06
47.06

Fielding Stats for Rollie Hemsley and Johnny Lewis

Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.17
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5484
27
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1828
9
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5887
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.98
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6940
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.13
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6786
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.08
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.78
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.551
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.781
1.781
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.08
86.08
Rollie Hemsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Hemsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0