Brandon Laird vs. Jim Stephens — Career Comparison

Brandon Laird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Stephens
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Laird and Jim Stephens are closely matched on the surface stats. Brandon Laird posted stronger numbers in OPS (.626 vs .558) and slugging (.370 vs .285). Jim Stephens had the advantage in on-base percentage (.273 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 Jim Stephens

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
230.43
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
186.49
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
600
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
545.53
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
120.26
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
96.73
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
13.07
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.15
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.31
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
23.53
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.92
56.17
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.78
45.66
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
204.35
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
155.56
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
152.17
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
159.91
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.17
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
41.39
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.57
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
42.27
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
95.65
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
82.35
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
48.02
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.05
50.57
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
6.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
33.55
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
165.22
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
73.64
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.81
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.87
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.97
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Brandon Laird and Jim Stephens

Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.59
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
1.63
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.97
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
27
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
9
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.42
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
6.64
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.24
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.42
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.33
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.78
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
9.39
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.66
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2225
9.06
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.561
3.561
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.549
5.549
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.1
61.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.19
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1