Joe Cates vs. Rafael Devers — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Rafael Devers
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats LeftCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Rafael Devers posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Rafael Devers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .592) and on-base percentage (.358 vs .305). By the career numbers, Rafael Devers 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 Rafael Devers

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
157.01
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
138.71
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4944
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4409
535.07
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1215
147.45
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
82.52
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
34.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.46
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
28.52
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
64.93
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775.71
94.14
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2232
270.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
32
179.44
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1725
209.34
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
86.77
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
90.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
148.91
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
60.52
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755.9
91.74
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.85
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
57.04
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
8.25
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 600 PA
1086
131.8
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.91
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 600 PA
101
12.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.31
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
6.31
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 600 PA
63.46
63.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Rafael Devers

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
984
1.04
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
1.02
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25598
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8532.2
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.79
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
0.97
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712
1.81
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.15
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.42
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772
2.92
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.26
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629
2.77
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.672
2.672
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Rafael Devers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Devers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0