Gene Larkin vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Gene Larkin
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Gene Larkin and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Larkin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .322). Jerry Willard had the advantage in slugging (.384 vs .374). By the career numbers, Gene Larkin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Larkin and Jerry Willard

Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
170.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2670
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2321
521.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
138.88
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
99.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
29.44
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.7
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
39.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.17
70.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
195.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
207.64
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
61.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
59.78
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
114.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328.37
73.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
60.22
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.97
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
62.47
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
9.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
12.58
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.2
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.82
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.99
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.5
57.5
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Gene Larkin and Jerry Willard

Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10696
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3565.1
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
6.21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
5.36
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2626
6.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2605
6.58
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.2
99.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.75
98.75
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.273
5.273
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.79
82.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31