Walter Crosby vs. Bill Joyce — Career Comparison

Walter Crosby
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueCatcher
Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Walter Crosby and Bill Joyce are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .833) and slugging (.467 vs .333). Walter Crosby had the advantage in on-base percentage (.500 vs .435). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Walter Crosby and Bill Joyce

Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
906
130.58
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3310
477.06
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
139.95
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
92.53
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
22.05
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.09
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
47.42
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
79.46
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
222.82
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
118.47
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
87.77
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1361
196.16
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
95.86
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
103.92
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
380
54.77
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.46
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walter Crosby and Bill Joyce

Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.05
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2418
2.8
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
0.59
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4559
5.27
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
4.68
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.81
88.81
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.469
4.469
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.22
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0