Brandon Laird vs. Gene Stephens — Career Comparison

Brandon Laird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Gene Stephens
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Laird and Gene Stephens are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Stephens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .626) and on-base percentage (.326 vs .255). Brandon Laird had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .355). By the career numbers, Gene Stephens 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 Gene Stephens

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
53
230.43
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
263.51
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2195
600
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1913
522.92
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
125.74
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
90.21
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
21.32
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
10.11
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
35.54
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
56.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.65
65.23
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
204.35
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
185.6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
152.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
193.26
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
77.36
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.57
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
56.58
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
22
95.65
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
123.83
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
48.02
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.31
68.15
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.83
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
63.69
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.37
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
165.22
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
88.02
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.65
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.92
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.37
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.38
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.47
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.85
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Brandon Laird and Gene Stephens

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.59
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1.81
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.97
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
0.87
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11511
27
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3837
9
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.42
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
2.49
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.24
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.78
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
2.69
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.66
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
2.61
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.29
97.29
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.561
3.561
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.93
47.93
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0