Mike Piazza vs. Johnny Sturm — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Johnny Sturm
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Mike Piazza posted the stronger offensive profile against Johnny Sturm. Mike Piazza posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .592) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .293). By the career numbers, Mike Piazza had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Johnny Sturm

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1912
148.12
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.99
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
568
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6911
535.39
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
524
553.52
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
125
132.04
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1348
104.43
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.75
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.96
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
44.35
46.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
165
174.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
58
61.27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
36
38.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
91
96.13
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
49.3
52.08
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
37
39.08
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.82
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
11.36
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.49
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.56
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.95
45.95
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Johnny Sturm

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
1.09
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42224
27
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14074.2
9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.548
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0