Brandon Laird vs. Jimmy Sexton — Career Comparison

Brandon Laird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jimmy Sexton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Laird and Jimmy Sexton are closely matched on the surface stats. Brandon Laird posted stronger numbers in OPS (.626 vs .581) and slugging (.370 vs .298). Jimmy Sexton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.283 vs .255). By the career numbers, Brandon Laird had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brandon Laird and Jimmy Sexton

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
53
230.43
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
343.69
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
541.75
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.96
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
93.2
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.28
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
56.17
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
56.74
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
204.35
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
161.65
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
152.17
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
166.02
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.57
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
34.95
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
22
95.65
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.85
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
48.02
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.86
56.6
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
165.22
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
103.4
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
52.43
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Brandon Laird and Jimmy Sexton

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.59
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.49
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.97
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.96
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
27
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968.1
9
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.42
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.41
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.24
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.76
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.78
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
4.36
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.66
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.17
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.561
3.561
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.806
2.806
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0