Joe Gedeon vs. Billy Sunday — Career Comparison

Joe Gedeon
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sunday
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Gedeon and Billy Sunday are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Sunday posted stronger numbers in slugging (.317 vs .303) and home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Gedeon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .300). By the career numbers, Billy Sunday 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 Gedeon and Billy Sunday

Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
143.25
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
499
138.93
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2446
600
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
2155
600
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2109
517.33
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2007
558.79
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
126.33
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
138.65
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
101.06
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
113.32
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
20.11
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
55
15.31
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.91
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.68
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.34
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
25.27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
25.34
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
218.94
53.71
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244.28
68.01
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
156.99
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
637
177.35
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
176.61
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
646
179.86
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
259
63.53
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
94.39
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
41.95
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
47.33
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
429
105.23
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
138.38
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
249.08
61.1
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261.93
72.93
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.13
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.9
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
44.15
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
134
37.31
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
44.4
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
229
63.76
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
9.41
9.41
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
32.38
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.09
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
68.49
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.74
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
8.83
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
68.49
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 600 PA
91.67
91.67
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Gedeon and Billy Sunday

Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.03
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13119
27
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4373
9
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.92
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.28
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
2.4
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
2.12
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.33
88.33
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.076
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Joe Gedeon and Billy Sunday

Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
-0.56
-0.56
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
9
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gedeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gedeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—