Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Tom Needham — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shoeless Joe Jackson comes out clearly ahead of Tom Needham across most offensive categories. Shoeless Joe Jackson led in contact rate (K%+ 242 vs 90), slugging (SLG+ 155 vs 77), and home run production (HR/PA+ 211 vs 135). Shoeless Joe Jackson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Tom Needham

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.69
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
6.22
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
109
39.61
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
67.96
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8.83
8.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.09
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.38
71.38
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Tom Needham

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.39
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.02
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
5.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
1.95
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
7.69
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2575
7.4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.71
73.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16