Lefty Johnson vs. Bill Rigney — Career Comparison

Lefty Johnson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Johnson and Bill Rigney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Rigney posted stronger numbers in slugging (.376 vs .351) and home run production (41 career HR at a higher rate). Lefty Johnson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .334). By the career numbers, Bill Rigney 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 Johnson and Bill Rigney

Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
137.03
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
177.24
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
740
600
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
636
515.68
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1966
532.79
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
136.22
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
138.21
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
108.65
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
102.17
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.16
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
21.14
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.78
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.79
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
27.57
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
36.04
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103.5
83.92
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253.76
68.77
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
180.81
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
200.27
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
220.54
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
197.83
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
98.11
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
76.15
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.97
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
57.45
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
169.46
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
122.49
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
88.69
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271.83
73.67
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.86
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.25
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
79.46
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
56.37
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.46
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
206
55.83
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.13
12.13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
1.61
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.78
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.08
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.86
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
86.21
86.21

Fielding Stats for Lefty Johnson and Bill Rigney

Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.03
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.77
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
2.29
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.99
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.923
1.923
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0