Johnny Pesky vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Johnny Pesky holds a real edge over Jim Rivera in this comparison. Johnny Pesky led in contact rate (K%+ 232 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 99). Jim Rivera held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 16). The edge belongs to Johnny Pesky.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Pesky and Jim Rivera

Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4745
516.13
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3552
531.74
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
911
136.38
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
126.4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
617
92.37
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.58
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
155
23.2
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.44
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.85
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
12.43
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
293
31.87
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
44.01
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
494.52
74.03
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1832
199.27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1427
213.62
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1299
194.46
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
503
75.3
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
404
43.94
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
63.17
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
842
126.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
501.6
75.09
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.72
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
72.01
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
365
54.64
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.66
7.66
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
44
6.59
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.59
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
82
8.92
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.77
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
49
5.33
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.09
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
51.96
51.96
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Johnny Pesky and Jim Rivera

Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
1.66
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
3.58
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.08
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.294
4.294
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.72
57.72
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0