Lou Johnson vs. Bill Rigney — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Johnson comes out clearly ahead of Bill Rigney across most offensive categories. Lou Johnson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 94), contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 95). Bill Rigney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 59). Lou Johnson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Bill Rigney

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
654
177.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
1966
532.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
138.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
370
98.62
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
102.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
21.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.79
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
36.04
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253.76
68.77
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
739
200.27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
730
197.83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
61.84
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
212
57.45
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
122.49
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
73.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.37
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
55.83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.2
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.78
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.21
86.21

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Bill Rigney

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14133
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4711
9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
1.81
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
994
1.9
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
1.86
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0