Joe Cates vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Medwick posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .592) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .305). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick 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 Joe Medwick

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
157.01
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
32
179.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
60.52
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.92
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
551
40.6
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.24
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Joe Medwick

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.79
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.42
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.26
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0