Pie Traynor vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Pie Traynor
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Pie Traynor and Josh Willingham are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Pie Traynor, 110 for Josh Willingham), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Josh Willingham, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Pie Traynor and Josh Willingham

Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1941
140.43
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8293
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7559
546.89
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2416
174.8
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1823
131.89
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
26.84
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
11.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
42.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184.13
85.67
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3289
237.96
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1819
236.49
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2919
211.19
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
85.59
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1273
92.1
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
632
82.17
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
173.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1313.61
95.04
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
472
34.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
20.11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.83
29.83
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
16.71
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.4
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
11.43
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.33
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
14.76
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 600 PA
77.45
77.45
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Pie Traynor and Josh Willingham

Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23833
27
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944.1
9
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2390
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3672
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.05
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6410
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
1.97
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6062
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
1.94
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.167
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.793
1.793
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pie Traynor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Pie Traynor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0