Sam Jethroe vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Sam Jethroe
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Sam Jethroe and Jim Rivera are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 99 for Sam Jethroe, 99 for Jim Rivera), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 105). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Sam Jethroe and Jim Rivera

Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
618
135.72
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2732
600
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2459
540.04
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3552
531.74
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
149.34
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
136.38
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
97.29
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
92.37
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
29.21
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
23.2
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
9.88
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
8.38
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
12.96
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
12.43
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
52.05
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
44.01
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398.69
87.56
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494.52
74.03
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1080
237.19
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1427
213.62
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
937
205.78
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1299
194.46
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
94
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
75.3
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
282
61.93
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
63.17
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
142.97
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
126.05
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412.31
90.55
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501.6
75.09
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.47
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
223
48.98
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
54.64
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.22
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
65.01
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.66
7.66
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.51
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.59
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.59
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.05
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
56
8.38
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
29.65
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
23.95
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.07
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
149
32.72
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.6
90.6
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Sam Jethroe and Jim Rivera

Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
3.74
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
1.66
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.06
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
9.14
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.91
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.08
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1724
10.46
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1656
10.05
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.688
2.688
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.41
28.41
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.72
57.72
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0