Rey Palacios vs. Johnny Sturm — Career Comparison

Rey Palacios
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Johnny Sturm
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rey Palacios and Johnny Sturm are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Sturm posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .560) and on-base percentage (.293 vs .244). Rey Palacios had the advantage in slugging (.316 vs .300). By the career numbers, Johnny Sturm had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rey Palacios and Johnny Sturm

Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
484.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
130.99
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
114
547.2
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
553.52
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
132.04
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.75
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.96
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.3
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
9.2
44.17
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.35
46.85
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
172.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
165.85
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
30
144
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
174.3
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
61.27
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
38.03
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
172.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
96.13
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
7.46
35.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.3
52.08
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
201.6
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.82
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
11.36
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.23
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.56
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.28
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.45
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Rey Palacios and Johnny Sturm

Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.47
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
27
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345.2
9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
6.12
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
6.8
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.72
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.716
2.716
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.548
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.26
25.26
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rey Palacios
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rey Palacios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0