Willis Cole vs. Fred Ketchum — Career Comparison

Willis Cole
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Ketchum
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willis Cole and Fred Ketchum are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Ketchum had the edge in batting average (.277 vs .216). By the career numbers, Fred Ketchum had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willis Cole and Fred Ketchum

Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
147.83
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
600
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
532.61
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
585.88
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
115.22
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
162.35
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.96
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.7
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.26
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.71
47.19
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
48.22
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
152.17
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
163.04
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
50
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
39.13
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
89.13
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.58
51.25
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
61.09
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.35
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.48
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
35
76.09
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7.89
7.89
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.17
14.17
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.52
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.52
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willis Cole and Fred Ketchum

Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.71
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.06
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.68
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.88
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.24
91.24
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.838
1.838
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0