Joe Cates vs. Mike Ferraro — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Mike Ferraro
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Cates posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Ferraro. Joe Cates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .556) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .268). Mike Ferraro had the advantage in batting average (.232 vs .223). By the career numbers, Joe Cates 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 Mike Ferraro

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
182.71
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
563.91
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
130.83
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
53.31
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.24
36.36
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
162.41
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
157.89
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.58
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.83
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.11
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
63.16
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.61
37.9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.94
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.8
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
8.72
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.51
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.51
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.81
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.64
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Mike Ferraro

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.12
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.99
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3555
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1185
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.79
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.94
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.42
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.26
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.81
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.84
87.84
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Mike Ferraro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ferraro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0