Jack Baker vs. Joe Cates — Career Comparison

Jack Baker
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Joe Cates posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Baker. Joe Cates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .374) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .143). Jack Baker had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Cates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Baker and Joe Cates

Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
300
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
117.76
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
28.74
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
53.31
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
151.4
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.11
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.85
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jack Baker and Joe Cates

Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.67
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.65
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.33
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.333
6.333
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0