Pinky Swander vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Pinky Swander
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Pinky Swander and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .791) and slugging (.465 vs .385). Pinky Swander had the advantage in on-base percentage (.406 vs .361). By the career numbers, Josh Willingham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pinky Swander and Josh Willingham

Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
52
487.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3912
508.6
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
91.61
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685.97
89.18
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.16
95.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
14.56
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
71.9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.26
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Pinky Swander and Josh Willingham

Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.13
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.45
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
1.97
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
1.94
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.793
1.793
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0