Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Willie Norwood — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Norwood. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .291). Willie Norwood had the advantage in home run production (18 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Willie Norwood

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
207
133.26
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.75
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
313
201.5
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
109
70.17
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
93
59.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
184
118.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.29
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.08
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
21.3
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
8.54
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
29.84
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Willie Norwood

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.37
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.156
2.156
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0