Mike Hessman vs. Jim Lefebvre — Career Comparison

Mike Hessman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mike Hessman and Jim Lefebvre are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Lefebvre posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .278). Mike Hessman had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .378). By the career numbers, Jim Lefebvre had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Hessman and Jim Lefebvre

Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
261.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
535.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3014
529.24
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756
132.75
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
94.47
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.12
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.16
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
55.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
38.28
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.02
69.65
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
225.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
163.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
191.57
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
69.6
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
79.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
70.94
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
115.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
112.91
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
24.9
59.76
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390.29
68.53
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
56.54
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.8
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
189.6
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
78.49
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.85
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.09
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
64
11.24
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.4
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.04
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.78
34.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Hessman and Jim Lefebvre

Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.56
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.08
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.89
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1458
27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
9
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
5.06
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
2.02
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.17
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.11
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.37
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3769
4.73
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
6.22
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
4.62
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.257
4.257
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
0.49
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0