Jumbo Latham vs. Jim Stephens — Career Comparison

Jumbo Latham
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman
Jim Stephens
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jumbo Latham and Jim Stephens are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Stephens posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.273 vs .266) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Jumbo Latham had the advantage in batting average (.247 vs .220). By the career numbers, Jim Stephens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jumbo Latham and Jim Stephens

Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
334
136.42
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
186.49
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1469
600
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1377
600
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1431
584.48
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1252
545.53
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
144.18
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
276
120.26
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
122.94
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
222
96.73
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
14.3
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
30
13.07
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.94
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.15
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.31
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
52
21.24
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
23.53
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110.94
45.31
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.78
45.66
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
172.36
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
357
155.56
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
159.7
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
159.91
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
85.36
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
95
41.39
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
41.25
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
42.27
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
126.62
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
189
82.35
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131.62
53.76
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
116.05
50.57
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.23
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.1
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
14.3
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
33.55
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.9
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
169
73.64
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.42
122.42
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.81
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.45
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.1
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.87
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.45
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.97
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Jumbo Latham and Jim Stephens

Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.02
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
1.63
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8916
27
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6630
27
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
9
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
9
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3277
9.92
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1631
6.64
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.56
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.42
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.55
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.33
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
11.04
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
9.39
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3463
10.49
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
9.06
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.276
10.276
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.549
5.549
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.1
61.1
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.52
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.19
Jumbo Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1