Norm Larker vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Norm Larker
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Norm Larker holds a real edge over Jim Piersall in this comparison. Norm Larker led in contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 135), walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 87), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 103). Jim Piersall held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 63). The edge belongs to Norm Larker.

Hitting Stats for Norm Larker and Jim Piersall

Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
179.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
2229
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
1953
525.71
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
538
144.82
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
394
106.06
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
26.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.04
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
8.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
38.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266.44
71.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
761
204.85
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
765
205.92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
227
61.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
72.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
125.44
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284.6
76.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.31
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
56.8
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
44.41
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
1.28
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.37
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.27
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.35
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.15
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Norm Larker
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Norm Larker and Jim Piersall

Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
1.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.07
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12850
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4283.1
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3733
7.84
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.7
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4104
8.62
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4068
8.55
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.53
91.53
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Norm Larker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.73
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Larker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0