Cleon Jones vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Cleon Jones
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Cleon Jones comes out clearly ahead of Jim Piersall across most offensive categories. Cleon Jones led in home run production (HR/PA+ 121 vs 88), walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 106). Jim Piersall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 93). Cleon Jones was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Cleon Jones and Jim Piersall

Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1213
153.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4730
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4263
540.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1196
151.71
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
887
112.52
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.21
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
11.8
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
39.2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584.39
74.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1724
218.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1596
202.45
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.67
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
524
66.47
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
996
126.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613.41
77.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.07
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
360
45.67
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.33
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
702
89.05
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6.74
6.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.37
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
13.7
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
10.47
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.09
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
5.19
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
17.63
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
15.66
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
65.47
65.47
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Cleon Jones and Jim Piersall

Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
1.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
28717
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9572.1
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2280
2.14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.13
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
2.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
3.18
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
2.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
3.15
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.062
2.062
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.469
2.469
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.03
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0