Joe Astroth vs. Sonny Jackson — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop

Joe Astroth and Sonny Jackson 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+ 99 for Joe Astroth, 97 for Sonny Jackson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 80 vs 80). The overall lean goes to Joe Astroth, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Astroth and Sonny Jackson

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
528.98
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3055
540.71
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
401
134.34
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
327
109.55
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.09
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.79
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165.15
55.33
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
171.19
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
181.95
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
52.26
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
102.51
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186.47
62.47
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.13
58.78
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.69
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
59.3
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
44.25
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.01
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
41.54
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
265
46.9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.79
12.79
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.7
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.01
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.19
71.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Sonny Jackson

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
0.99
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.45
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
4.46
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3212
4.25
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.481
4.481
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.783
3.783
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.51
31.51
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.26
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0