Joe Cates vs. Cam Gallagher — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Cam Gallagher
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Cates and Cam Gallagher are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Cates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .573) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .266). Cam Gallagher had the advantage in slugging (.307 vs .287). 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 Cam Gallagher

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
220.75
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
547.49
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
117.76
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
115.72
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
76.82
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.09
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
53.31
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.07
45.77
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
168.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
157.54
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
45.71
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
44.73
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.11
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
83.63
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.36
44.11
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
36.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
137
133.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.72
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Cam Gallagher

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.28
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.04
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4669
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556.1
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
8.23
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.62
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.55
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.658
6.658
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.63
80.63
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.57
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cam Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15