Joe Cates vs. Mike Slattery — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Mike Slattery
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Cates and Mike Slattery are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Slattery posted stronger numbers in OPS (.610 vs .592) and slugging (.325 vs .287). Joe Cates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .284). By the career numbers, Mike Slattery 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 Slattery

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
157.01
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
144.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1549
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1481
573.66
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
144.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
115.82
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.04
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.1
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
28.28
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147.75
57.23
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
186.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
170.43
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
88.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
52.29
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
137.9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
60.52
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166.03
64.31
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.32
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
24.02
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
71
27.5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.82
21.82
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
20.53
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
20.53
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Mike Slattery

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
1.04
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9690
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3230
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
2.03
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.16
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.42
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
2.47
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.26
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.2
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.94
88.94
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.821
3.821
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.101
2.101
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Mike Slattery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Slattery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0