Nap Lajoie vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Nap Lajoie
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Nap Lajoie posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Willard. Nap Lajoie posted stronger numbers in OPS (.846 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .322). Jerry Willard had the advantage in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Nap Lajoie had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nap Lajoie and Jerry Willard

Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2480
142.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10461
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9590
550.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3243
186.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2341
134.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
37.68
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
9.35
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
4.7
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
902
51.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1738.11
99.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4472
256.5
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3893
223.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1504
86.26
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
91.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
114
77.29
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3021
173.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1875.46
107.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
7.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
29.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
19.9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.15
30.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
1.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
12.68
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
21.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
23.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.6
93.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Nap Lajoie and Jerry Willard

Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2441
1.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
0.53
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47190
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15730
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
4.87
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6691
3.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
0.3
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15729
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15211
8.7
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.71
96.71
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.232
6.232
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
0.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31