Billy Beane vs. Joe Kracher — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Joe Kracher are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Beane posted stronger numbers in slugging (.296 vs .200) and batting average (.219 vs .200). Joe Kracher had the advantage in OPS (.629 vs .542). By the career numbers, Billy Beane had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.
Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Joe Kracher
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
148
281.9
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
55.46
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
73.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Joe Kracher
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.49
99.49
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Joe Kracher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5