Andy Cannizaro vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Andy Cannizaro
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Andy Cannizaro and Joe Medwick are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .856) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .300). Andy Cannizaro had the advantage in slugging (.556 vs .505). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Cannizaro and Joe Medwick

Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
85.88
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3852
283.86
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
88.28
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2376
175.09
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
70.65
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.92
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
14.96
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy Cannizaro and Joe Medwick

Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0