John Mabry vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

John Mabry
Gen XDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Piersall comes out clearly ahead of John Mabry across most offensive categories. Jim Piersall led in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 63), contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 112), and slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 94). Jim Piersall was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Mabry and Jim Piersall

John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1322
210.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
3765
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3409
543.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
898
143.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
613
97.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
29.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.96
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
15.3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
45.42
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442.23
70.47
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
220.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
1204
191.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
382
60.88
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
446
71.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
732
116.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
448.56
71.48
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
284
45.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.85
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
717
114.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.35
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.62
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.37
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
14.02
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.91
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.03
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
John Mabry
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for John Mabry and Jim Piersall

John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149
1.41
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22029
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7343
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
4.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.53
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4280
5.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4226
5.18
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.678
3.678
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.76
70.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
John Mabry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mabry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0