Bobby Higginson vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Bobby Higginson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bobby Higginson comes out clearly ahead of Matt Joyce across most offensive categories. Bobby Higginson led in contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 95), home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 123), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 98). Matt Joyce held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 125). Bobby Higginson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Higginson and Matt Joyce

Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
1362
144.38
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5660
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4910
520.49
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1336
141.63
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
89.68
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
28.62
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
206
28.38
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.5
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
19.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
51.94
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
370
50.98
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829.02
87.88
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2233
236.71
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
214.35
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
736
78.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
75.16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1258
133.36
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835.22
88.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.92
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
68.8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
3.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
84.38
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
8.8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
9.65
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.62
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.17
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
15.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.19
63.19
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Bobby Higginson and Matt Joyce

Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
1.05
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
1.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32631
27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10877
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
2.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.1
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.05
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2776
2.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2712
2.24
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.129
2.129
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Bobby Higginson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Higginson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0