Jack Lapp vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jack Lapp and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.706 vs .683) and slugging (.384 vs .343). Jack Lapp had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .322). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Lapp and Jerry Willard

Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
188.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
137.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
108.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.66
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197.62
65.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.64
66.87
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
199
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
55.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219.95
72.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
58.04
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.61
51.61
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jack Lapp and Jerry Willard

Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
5.36
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.77
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.31