Jim Piersall vs. Jose Reyes — Career Comparison

Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jose Reyes
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Reyes comes out clearly ahead of Jim Piersall across most offensive categories. Jose Reyes led in contact rate (K%+ 197 vs 135), walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 87), and batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 109). Jim Piersall held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 73). Jose Reyes was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Piersall and Jose Reyes

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1877
136.67
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8240
600
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7552
549.9
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
1604
146.02
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
155.68
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
107.4
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
28.18
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
9.54
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
10.56
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
48.28
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1139.31
82.96
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3222
234.61
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2738
199.37
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1180
85.92
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591
53.8
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
52.35
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
127.72
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177.89
85.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.8
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
42.89
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
914
66.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
9.02
9.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.77
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.97
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
115
10.47
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
37.65
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
57
5.19
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
9.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
172
15.66
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
46.89
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.28
80.28

Fielding Stats for Jim Piersall and Jose Reyes

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1828
1.05
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1778
1.02
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47136
27
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15712
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2271
1.3
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4726
2.71
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.12
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7198
4.12
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6997
4.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.21
97.21
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.828
3.828
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Jose Reyes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966
0.55
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Reyes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0