Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Hardy Richardson — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Hardy Richardson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Hardy Richardson. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .781) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .344). Hardy Richardson had the advantage in home run production (73 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 Hardy Richardson

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1332
140.46
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
132.43
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6044
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5657
561.58
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1694
168.17
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
118.13
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
305
30.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
12.51
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7.25
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
504
50.03
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
885.32
87.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
2470
245.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
2081
206.59
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
873
92.06
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
111.88
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
82.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1604
169.14
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
186.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
958.91
95.19
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
377
37.43
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
446
44.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
13.55
13.55
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
20.55
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
207
20.55
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.38
71.38
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Hardy Richardson

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
1.03
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35571
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11857
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3243
2.46
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2529
1.92
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.42
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6324
4.8
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5772
4.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Hardy Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0