Bill Kay vs. Jim Lefebvre — Career Comparison

Bill Kay
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Kay and Jim Lefebvre are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Kay posted a career OPS of .717 against Jim Lefebvre's .711. On the surface stats, Bill Kay and Jim Lefebvre are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Bill Kay and Jim Lefebvre

Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3014
529.24
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
180
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
94.47
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.12
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.16
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
12.99
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
38.28
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
71.42
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
230
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
191.57
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
70.94
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
112.91
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
87.97
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390.29
68.53
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
56.54
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
78.49
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
5.45
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.85
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.09
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
64
11.24
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.4
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.04
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.78
34.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Kay and Jim Lefebvre

Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.07
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.08
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
1
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.69
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
2.02
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.11
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
4.73
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
4.62
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.257
4.257
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
92.48
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.49
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0