Leo Cardenas vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Leo Cardenas
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Piazza comes out clearly ahead of Leo Cardenas across most offensive categories. Mike Piazza led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 94), slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 106), and contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 96). Mike Piazza was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Leo Cardenas and Mike Piazza

Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
157.34
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
7402
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6707
543.66
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6911
535.39
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1725
139.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1273
103.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
285
23.1
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.97
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
118
9.56
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
452
36.64
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
762.06
61.77
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
2462
199.57
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
2275
184.41
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
662
53.66
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
689
55.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1233
99.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
786.09
63.72
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.32
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
522
42.31
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
122
9.89
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1135
92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
86.22
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
6.52
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
7.86
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.89
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
14.1
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.16
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.89
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
7.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
44.83
44.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Leo Cardenas and Mike Piazza

Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
1.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
1.09
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
1
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49337
27
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16445.2
9
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3271
1.79
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5429
2.97
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
0.49
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.08
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8966
4.91
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8700
4.76
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.543
4.543
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
0.57
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.09
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27