Jay Gainer vs. Fred Ketchum — Career Comparison

Jay Gainer
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown
Fred Ketchum
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jay Gainer and Fred Ketchum are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Gainer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.635 vs .575) and slugging (.390 vs .289). Fred Ketchum had the advantage in on-base percentage (.286 vs .244). By the career numbers, Jay Gainer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Gainer and Fred Ketchum

Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
306.67
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
546.67
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
585.88
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
162.35
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
64.72
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
48.22
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
51.89
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
61.09
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.17
14.17
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Gainer and Fred Ketchum

Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.8
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.25
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.68
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.1
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.714
7.714
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0