Lefty Herring vs. Bob Lennon — Career Comparison

Lefty Herring
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Lennon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Herring and Bob Lennon are closely matched on the surface stats. Lefty Herring posted stronger numbers in OPS (.522 vs .449) and on-base percentage (.309 vs .221). Bob Lennon had the advantage in slugging (.228 vs .213). By the career numbers, Lefty Herring had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lefty Herring and Bob Lennon

Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
17
178.95
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
268.24
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
47
494.74
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
557.65
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
91.76
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
38.28
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.46
31.5
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
44.95
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
23.78
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
26
183.53
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lefty Herring and Bob Lennon

Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.32
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.35
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.16
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.97
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
27
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166.1
9
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.15
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.35
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9.16
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.62
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
9
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.46
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.824
6.824
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
72
Lefty Herring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Herring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0