Jim Lefebvre vs. John Wathan — Career Comparison

Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
John Wathan
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Lefebvre holds a real edge over John Wathan in this comparison. Jim Lefebvre led in home run production (HR/PA+ 104 vs 29), walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 93), and slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 86). John Wathan held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 113). The edge belongs to Jim Lefebvre.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lefebvre and John Wathan

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
186.69
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
2764
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3014
529.24
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2505
543.78
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
656
142.4
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
94.47
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
112.88
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.12
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
90
19.54
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.16
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.43
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
12.99
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.56
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
38.28
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
136
29.52
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380.66
66.84
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
272.02
59.05
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
200.18
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
859
186.47
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
191.57
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
869
188.64
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
66.21
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
70.94
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
261
56.66
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
112.91
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
118.31
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390.29
68.53
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
291.45
63.27
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.04
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
56.54
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
199
43.2
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.17
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
447
78.49
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
57.53
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
7.64
7.64
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.43
10.43
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.85
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.08
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.09
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.91
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.24
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
89
19.32
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.4
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
22.79
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.63
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.81
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.04
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
30.61
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
34.78
34.78
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.47
74.47

Fielding Stats for Jim Lefebvre and John Wathan

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.08
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
1.26
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
0.98
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17779
27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5926.1
9
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
2.02
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3388
5.15
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.43
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.11
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.08
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3769
4.73
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3724
5.66
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
4.62
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3672
5.58
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.257
4.257
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.414
4.414
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.64
77.64
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.49
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.19
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.48
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.23