Jim Piersall vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Dave Roberts
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Piersall comes out clearly ahead of Dave Roberts across most offensive categories. Jim Piersall led in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 78), walk rate (BB%+ 87 vs 59), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 89). Dave Roberts held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 107 vs 88). Jim Piersall was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Piersall and Dave Roberts

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
194.34
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
2189
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2017
552.86
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
132.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
350
95.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
77
21.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
13.43
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
37.51
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
133
36.46
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.46
68.32
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
213.94
58.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
721
197.62
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
619
169.67
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
194
53.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
57.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
353
96.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
215.71
59.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
128
35.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
98.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
6.06
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.47
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
9.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
35
9.59
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.14
77.14

Fielding Stats for Jim Piersall and Dave Roberts

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.29
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
0.95
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14344
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4781.1
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
1.97
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
3.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
3.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.883
2.883
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08