Joe Cates vs. Stan Musial — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Stan Musial
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Stan Musial posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Stan Musial posted stronger numbers in OPS (.982 vs .592) and on-base percentage (.422 vs .305). By the career numbers, Stan Musial 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 Stan Musial

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
157.01
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
142.83
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12712
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
527.1
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10972
517.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.972
0.972
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3630
171.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
106.34
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
34.22
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
8.35
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
22.42
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
64.99
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2508.02
118.38
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6134
289.52
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
32
179.44
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5282
249.31
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.033
1.033
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
91.99
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1951
92.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
161.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
60.52
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2522.74
119.07
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
75.47
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.99
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
696
32.85
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.26
18.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
1.65
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
243
11.47
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
3.68
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.46
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.14
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
71.56
71.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Stan Musial

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
2.65
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1198
1.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29643
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9881
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12439
11.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
0.75
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13399
12.2
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13257
12.07
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.21
41.21
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
0.88
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0