Mike Laga vs. Jimmy Sexton — Career Comparison

Mike Laga
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jimmy Sexton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Mike Laga and Jimmy Sexton are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Laga posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .581) and slugging (.355 vs .298). Jimmy Sexton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.283 vs .246). By the career numbers, Mike Laga had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Laga and Jimmy Sexton

Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
188
251.22
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
343.69
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
565.26
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
372
541.75
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
112.25
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.96
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
50
66.82
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
93.2
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.05
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.38
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.28
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.43
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.15
53.65
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
56.74
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
200.45
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
161.65
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
108
144.32
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
166.02
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
39
52.12
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.5
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.95
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
104.23
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.85
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
34.51
46.12
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.86
56.6
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.4
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
115
153.67
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
103.4
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.02
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
52.43
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Laga and Jimmy Sexton

Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.41
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.49
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.91
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.96
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2353
27
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
784.1
9
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968.1
9
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
9.55
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.41
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.76
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
10.3
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
4.36
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
10.26
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.17
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.268
7.268
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.806
2.806
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.23
64.23
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0