Gene Curtis vs. Shoeless Joe Jackson — Career Comparison

Gene Curtis
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Gene Curtis and Shoeless Joe Jackson are closely matched on the surface stats. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .924) and slugging (.517 vs .474). Gene Curtis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.450 vs .423). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Curtis and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.925
0.925
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1772
186.85
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1243
131.07
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.69
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
119.16
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110.49
117.1
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
270
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2350
247.8
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.909
0.909
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
82.78
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
131.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1152.44
121.52
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Gene Curtis and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.156
2.156
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0