Joe Cates vs. Billy Consolo — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Billy Consolo
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Joe Cates and Billy Consolo are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Consolo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.605 vs .592) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .305). Joe Cates had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Billy Consolo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cates and Billy Consolo

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
265.44
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
527.1
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1178
518.56
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
117.76
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
114.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
92
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.65
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.84
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
53.31
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112.61
49.57
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
151.4
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
149.67
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
32
179.44
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
186.65
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
69.55
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
36.54
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.04
53.72
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
70.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
297
130.74
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.92
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
10.56
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.4
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
8.36
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Billy Consolo

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8939
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979.2
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.79
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.47
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
3.2
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.29
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
5.29
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
5
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.453
3.453
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.34
65.34
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0