Bill Handy vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Bill Handy
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Handy and Matt Joyce are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .760) and slugging (.425 vs .399). Bill Handy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.361 vs .346). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Handy and Matt Joyce

Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
147.73
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
947
505.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3718
512.24
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
138.13
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
97.6
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
25.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
40.53
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154.26
82.27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
378
201.6
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
206.93
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
86.4
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
77.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
156.8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.37
87.66
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.93
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
225
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.13
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Bill Handy and Matt Joyce

Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
1.95
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.88
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
5.19
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
4.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.537
4.537
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0