Jim Ball vs. Willie Keeler — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Willie Keeler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Keeler posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Willie Keeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.802 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .185). By the career numbers, Willie Keeler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and Willie Keeler

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2123
132.55
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9610
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8591
536.38
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2932
183.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
156.9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
15.05
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.05
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
26.16
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1504.68
93.94
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3562
222.39
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3585
223.83
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1719
107.33
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
50.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2496
155.84
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.41
105.35
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.05
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
32.72
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.49
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.66
70.66
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
22.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Willie Keeler

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.15
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
1.05
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.01
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
0.36
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54078
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18026
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
1.58
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.18
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
1.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3533
1.76
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.74
34.74
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.03
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0