Rollie Fingers vs Reggie Jackson: Career Stats Comparison

Rollie Fingers (1968–1985) and Reggie Jackson (1967–1987) — both broke in during the 1960s, which makes the head-to-head feel like a contemporaries' debate. Rollie Fingers finished with 31 hits and 2 home runs; Reggie Jackson finished with 2,584 hits and 563 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Rollie Fingers

Two-Way Player · 1968–1985
Games
945
Hits
31
Home Runs
2
RBI
9
Avg
.172
OPS
.408
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Reggie Jackson

Hitter · 1967–1987
Games
2,820
Hits
2,584
Home Runs
563
RBI
1,702
Avg
.262
OPS
.846
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Rollie Fingers and Reggie Jackson. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Rollie Fingers Reggie Jackson
Games 945 2,820
At-Bats 180 9,864
Runs 10 1,551
Hits 31 2,584
Doubles 3 463
Triples 0 49
Home Runs 2 563
RBI 9 1,702
Walks 3 1,375
Strikeouts 45 2,597
Stolen Bases 0 228
Batting Avg .172 .262
On-Base % .186 .356
Slugging % .222 .490
OPS .408 .846

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Rollie Fingers totals 0 versus Reggie Jackson's 41,801.

Rollie Fingers
0
Career PIV · 0 per season (17 seasons)
Reggie Jackson
41,801
Career PIV · 1,991 per season (21 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Rollie Fingers — top 0 seasons by OPS

Reggie Jackson — top 3 seasons by OPS

19691.018 OPS47 HR, 118 RBI, .275 avg
1980.995 OPS41 HR, 111 RBI, .300 avg
1979.926 OPS29 HR, 89 RBI, .297 avg

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Reggie Jackson leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Rollie Fingers owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Reggie Jackson. PIV agrees: Reggie Jackson grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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