Harry Atkinson vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Joe Medwick are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .800) and slugging (.505 vs .400). Harry Atkinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .362). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Joe Medwick

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1984
146.2
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7635
562.64
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2471
182.09
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
118.87
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2934
216.21
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
88.28
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369.41
100.91
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
32.2
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Joe Medwick

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0