Jess Brooks vs. Willie Keeler — Career Comparison

Jess Brooks
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Willie Keeler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jess Brooks and Willie Keeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Keeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.802 vs .767) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .341). Jess Brooks had the advantage in slugging (.426 vs .415). 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 Jess Brooks and Willie Keeler

Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
151.35
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2123
132.55
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
222
600
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9610
600
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
197
532.43
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8591
536.38
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
52
140.54
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2932
183.06
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
81.08
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
156.9
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.84
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
15.05
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.22
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
9.05
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.41
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.06
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.46
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
26.16
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
29.84
80.64
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1504.68
93.94
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
227.03
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3562
222.39
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
75
202.7
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3585
223.83
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
36
97.3
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1719
107.33
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.08
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
50.57
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
172.97
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2496
155.84
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
31.11
84.08
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.41
105.35
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.05
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
62.16
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
32.72
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.41
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
136
8.49
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
111
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
70.66
70.66
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.41
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
22.85
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.7
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.7
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jess Brooks and Willie Keeler

Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.06
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
1.05
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.06
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
0.36
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
27
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54078
27
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
475.2
9
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18026
9
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.87
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3170
1.58
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.65
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.18
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.84
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
1.85
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.52
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3533
1.76
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.375
2.375
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Jess Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.74
34.74
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.03
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0