Joe Cates vs. Nelson Santovenia — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Nelson Santovenia
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Nelson Santovenia posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Nelson Santovenia posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .592) and slugging (.364 vs .287). Joe Cates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .286). By the career numbers, Nelson Santovenia 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 Nelson Santovenia

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
183.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
545.68
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
127.16
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
85.19
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
25.93
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.58
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
41.98
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.81
56.06
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
198.77
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
167.28
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
47.53
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
71.6
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
105.56
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
60.52
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88.63
54.71
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.42
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
165
101.85
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.49
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
25
15.43
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.79
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Nelson Santovenia

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.15
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.98
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6396
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2132
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
6.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.72
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
6.97
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
6.84
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.66
85.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.39