Yoenis Cespedes vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Yoenis Cespedes
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Medwick comes out clearly ahead of Yoenis Cespedes across most offensive categories. Joe Medwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 164), contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 102), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 123). Yoenis Cespedes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 71). Joe Medwick was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Joe Medwick

Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
834
143.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1984
146.2
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3490
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3191
548.6
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
870
149.57
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
508
87.34
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
173
29.74
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
28.37
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
362
62.23
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
514.07
88.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1586
272.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1141
196.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
475
81.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
528
90.77
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
838
144.07
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
509.58
87.61
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.33
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
41.26
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.67
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
742
127.56
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.81
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.52
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.39
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.44
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.83
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
68.25
68.25
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Joe Medwick

Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
1.04
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
1.03
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18797
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6265.2
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1448
2.08
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
2.22
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
2.18
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.101
2.101
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0