Jim Lentine vs. Gene Stephens — Career Comparison

Jim Lentine
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Gene Stephens
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jim Lentine and Gene Stephens are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Lentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .681) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .326). Gene Stephens had the advantage in slugging (.355 vs .332). By the career numbers, Jim Lentine had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lentine and Gene Stephens

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
95
234.57
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
263.51
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2195
600
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
205
506.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
522.92
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
133.33
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
125.74
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.17
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
90.21
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.22
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
21.32
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.1
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
10.11
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
35.54
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.41
67.67
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238.65
65.23
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
68
167.9
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
185.6
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
217.28
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
193.26
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
23
56.79
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
77.36
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
20
49.38
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
56.58
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
42
103.7
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
123.83
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
73.9
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.31
68.15
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.83
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
76.54
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
63.69
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.37
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
93.83
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
88.02
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
6.39
6.39
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.88
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.65
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.92
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.37
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
7.38
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.94
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.47
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.85
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Lentine and Gene Stephens

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.41
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1.81
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.94
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
0.87
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11511
27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3837
9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.31
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
2.49
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
2.69
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.42
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
2.61
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.87
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.93
47.93
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gene Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0