Cecil Espy vs. Ray Katt — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ray Katt
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Cecil Espy and Ray Katt are closely matched on the surface stats. Ray Katt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .624) and slugging (.356 vs .321). Cecil Espy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 vs .286). By the career numbers, Ray Katt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Ray Katt

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
236.53
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
417
212.57
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
1177
600
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1248
540.65
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1071
545.96
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
131.7
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
248
126.42
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
103.1
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
183
93.29
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
18.63
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.78
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.93
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.04
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.31
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
28.59
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
33.14
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.55
58.29
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
107.95
55.03
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
173.29
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
194.22
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
178.05
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
328
167.2
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
92
46.9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
108
46.79
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
61.17
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
180
91.76
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.71
59.66
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
108.39
55.25
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.06
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
45.05
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
74
37.72
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.57
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
83.6
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.66
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.14
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.33
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.12
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.77
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
34
17.33
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.04
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Ray Katt

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.49
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1.37
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.89
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7906
27
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7856
27
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635.1
9
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2618.2
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.45
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
5.34
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.49
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.6
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
5.94
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
2.53
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
5.83
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.5
72.5
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.15
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2