Sam Bankhead vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Sam Bankhead
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bankhead and Matt Joyce are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .728) and slugging (.425 vs .374). Sam Bankhead had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 vs .346). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bankhead and Matt Joyce

Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
652
138.97
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
2815
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2472
526.89
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702
149.63
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
117.87
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
95
20.25
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.46
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.05
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
149
31.76
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
368.7
78.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
924
196.94
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
206.96
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
91.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
75.45
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
762
162.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405.61
86.45
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.98
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
255
54.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.49
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402.14
402.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.43
36.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
15.35
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.43
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
21.95
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
22.17
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.04
99.04
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Sam Bankhead and Matt Joyce

Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
1.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.06
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
16480
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5493.1
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
2.25
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
2.4
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.84
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2834
4.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.224
4.224
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.13
96.13
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Sam Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0