Joe Astroth vs. Andy Carey — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Joe Astroth and Andy Carey each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Joe Astroth had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 98), while Andy Carey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 91 vs 42). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Joe Astroth and Andy Carey

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
174.95
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
528.98
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2850
531.55
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
401
134.34
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
138.2
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
109.55
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
96.98
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
22.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.09
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.94
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
74
24.79
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
41.22
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
165.15
55.33
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369.04
68.83
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
511
171.19
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
210.38
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
193.22
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
69.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
156
52.26
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
65.28
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
306
102.51
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
122.54
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
186.47
62.47
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385.32
71.87
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.69
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
59.3
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
49.98
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.36
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
41.54
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
389
72.55
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.7
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.22
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
13.99
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.29
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.92
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.27
52.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Andy Carey

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
1.2
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
1.01
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.45
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.15
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.481
4.481
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.51
31.51
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
84.1
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.26
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.26
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0