Dick Billings vs. Joe Cates — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Dick Billings and Joe Cates are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Billings posted stronger numbers in slugging (.304 vs .287) and home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Cates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .285). By the career numbers, Dick Billings had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Joe Cates

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
124.91
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
53.31
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
166.84
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
101.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Joe Cates

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0