Monte Cross vs. Shoeless Joe Jackson — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shoeless Joe Jackson comes out clearly ahead of Monte Cross across most offensive categories. Shoeless Joe Jackson led in contact rate (K%+ 242 vs 70), home run production (HR/PA+ 211 vs 46), and slugging (SLG+ 155 vs 89). Monte Cross held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 148 vs 109). Shoeless Joe Jackson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Cross and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
150.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6721
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5828
520.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4981
525.24
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1365
121.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1034
92.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
232
20.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
68
6.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.77
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.69
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
331
29.55
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
704.04
62.85
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
163.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2063
184.17
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
719
64.19
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
621
55.44
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
116.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
748.41
66.81
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.32
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.22
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
54.99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
519
54.73
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
719
64.19
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
9.35
9.35
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
17.41
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
13.81
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
202
21.3
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
29.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Monte Cross and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
1.04
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
0.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43839
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14613
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
2.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5378
3.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
0.5
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10177
6.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9364
5.77
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.567
5.567
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.86
25.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
0.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0