Jack Meyers vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Jack Meyers
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jack Meyers comes out clearly ahead of Jim Piersall across most offensive categories. Jack Meyers led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 135), walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 87), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 103). Jim Piersall held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 86). Jack Meyers was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jack Meyers and Jim Piersall

Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
992
184.5
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3226
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2834
527.09
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
153.63
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
121.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
108.51
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
120
22.32
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.63
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427.96
79.6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
199.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
216.31
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
276
51.33
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
67.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
625
116.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472.13
87.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
11.72
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
50.96
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
32.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.54
18.54
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
44
8.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
8.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Jack Meyers and Jim Piersall

Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
5.52
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.09
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4537
27.52
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
6.04
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5679
34.44
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
33.56
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.074
6.074
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.76
19.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.05
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0