Willie Upshaw vs. Jim Zapp — Career Comparison

Willie Upshaw
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Zapp
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Upshaw and Jim Zapp are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Zapp posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .761) and slugging (.456 vs .419). Willie Upshaw had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .324). By the career numbers, Jim Zapp had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Upshaw and Jim Zapp

Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1264
160.14
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4736
600
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4203
532.47
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
551.35
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
139.74
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
145.95
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
736
93.24
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
25.21
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
5.7
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
15.58
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
46.49
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613.18
77.68
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.24
83
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1761
223.1
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
251.35
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.92
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
24
194.59
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
75.51
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
105.41
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
66.89
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
126.82
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620.66
78.63
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
86.18
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.91
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
57.26
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.33
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
642
81.33
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.8
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.55
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
60
7.6
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
11.15
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
7.47
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
18.62
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.86
59.86
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Upshaw and Jim Zapp

Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
1.08
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.16
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
1
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28974
27
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9658
9
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9034
8.42
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.86
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
0.75
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.1
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9939
9.26
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.33
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9836
9.17
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.21
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.472
8.472
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.25
92.25
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Willie Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
0.79
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0