Yoenis Cespedes vs. Bert James — Career Comparison

Yoenis Cespedes
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Yoenis Cespedes and Bert James are closely matched on the surface stats. Yoenis Cespedes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .686) and slugging (.497 vs .286). Bert James had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .333). By the career numbers, Yoenis Cespedes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Bert James

Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
143.38
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3490
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3191
548.6
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
149.57
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
87.34
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
29.74
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.13
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
28.37
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
62.23
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514.07
88.38
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
74.18
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1586
272.66
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1141
196.16
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
81.66
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
90.77
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
144.07
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509.58
87.61
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
87.44
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.33
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
41.26
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.67
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
742
127.56
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.81
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.52
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
7.39
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.44
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
10.83
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
68.25
68.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Bert James

Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
1.04
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
1.03
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18797
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6265.2
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1448
2.08
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.04
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
2.22
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
2.18
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.101
2.101
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.58
99.58
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0