Jason Bates vs. Shoeless Joe Jackson — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Jason Bates. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .338). Jason Bates had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jason Bates and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
246.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
776
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
677
523.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4981
525.24
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
162
125.26
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
82.73
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
38
29.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
55
42.53
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
84
64.95
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
246
190.21
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
257
198.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
88
68.04
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
69
53.35
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
145
112.11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
83.92
64.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.41
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.04
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
54.73
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
117.53
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.92
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.19
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.05
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Jason Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
38.46
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Jason Bates and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.57
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4313
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437.2
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.85
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
2.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
4.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
4.72
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.004
3.004
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jason Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0