Joe Gates vs. Tex Jones — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Gates and Tex Jones are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Gates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.523 vs .491) and on-base percentage (.298 vs .265). Tex Jones had the advantage in batting average (.194 vs .175). By the career numbers, Joe Gates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Gates and Tex Jones

Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
300
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
500
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
531.43
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
38.92
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
37.9
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
175
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
40.3
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
39.99
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Tex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Gates and Tex Jones

Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.35
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
27
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
9
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.67
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.42
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.26
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.1
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.765
3.765
Tex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0