Mike Piazza vs. Jimmy Sheckard — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jimmy Sheckard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Mike Piazza and Jimmy Sheckard each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Mike Piazza had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 98), while Jimmy Sheckard led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 113). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Jimmy Sheckard

Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1912
148.12
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2122
139.64
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9118
600
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7605
500.44
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
2084
137.14
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1538
101.21
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
23.29
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
3.69
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
546
35.93
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
1311.62
86.31
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
2878
189.38
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3311
217.88
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
81.19
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296
85.28
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
813
53.5
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2053
135.1
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368.26
90.04
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
74.69
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
55.87
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
10.74
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
18.82
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.49
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.55
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Jimmy Sheckard

Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2098
1.26
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
0.58
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45051
27
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15017
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4242
2.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.22
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.08
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.14
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4843
2.9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4613
2.76
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
2.199
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.85
45.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0