Joe Garagiola vs. Kurt Suzuki — Career Comparison

Joe Garagiola
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Kurt Suzuki
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Kurt Suzuki holds a real edge over Joe Garagiola in this comparison. Kurt Suzuki led in contact rate (K%+ 189 vs 124), home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 92), and batting average (AVG+ 107 vs 97). Joe Garagiola held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 67). The edge belongs to Kurt Suzuki.

Hitting Stats for Joe Garagiola and Kurt Suzuki

Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
187
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1635
159.18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2169
600
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6163
600
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
1872
517.84
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5563
541.59
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
481
133.06
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
138.34
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
341
94.33
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
95.12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
82
22.68
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
28.72
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.43
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.58
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
42
11.62
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
13.92
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.73
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
43.23
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264.25
73.1
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678.29
66.04
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
721
199.45
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2157
210
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
764
211.34
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1927
187.6
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
198
54.77
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
57.83
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
255
70.54
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
730
71.07
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
411
113.69
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1181
114.98
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280.16
77.5
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700.79
68.23
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.59
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
73.86
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
37.68
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.14
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
47.86
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
751
73.11
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.32
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.63
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.52
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
13.28
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
148
14.41
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.38
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.95
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.07
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.94
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.02
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
64.52
64.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Garagiola and Kurt Suzuki

Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
12.79
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
1.07
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
1.01
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38912
27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12970.2
9
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
49.9
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10871
7.54
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.65
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
0.41
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.79
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
56.33
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11540
8.01
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
55.54
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11467
7.96
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.342
4.342
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.441
7.441
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.04
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.05
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Kurt Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
0.61
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kurt Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.18