Desmond Jennings vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Desmond Jennings
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Desmond Jennings and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard had the edge in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Desmond Jennings and Jerry Willard

Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
144.7
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2351
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2076
529.82
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
129.65
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
84.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
25.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.61
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
14.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
44.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285.71
72.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
208.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
191.66
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
79.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
48.75
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
114.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285.83
72.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
55.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
481
122.76
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
109.15
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.61
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.66
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
24.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
31.14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.87
77.87
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Desmond Jennings and Jerry Willard

Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13858
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619.1
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
2.23
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.03
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
2.28
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
2.26
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.75
98.75
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.148
2.148
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desmond Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Desmond Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31