Sonny Jackson vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Sonny Jackson and Joe Sugden are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Sonny Jackson, 95 for Joe Sugden), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 80 vs 75). The overall lean goes to Sonny Jackson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Joe Sugden

Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
165.66
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
836
163.02
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3055
540.71
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
2729
532.14
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
696
135.72
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
115.22
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
14.34
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.87
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.24
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
20.53
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288.71
56.3
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
163.72
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
181.95
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
949
185.05
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
303
59.08
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
55.18
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
113.68
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
332.13
58.78
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.8
65.67
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
44.25
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
220
42.9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.95
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
265
46.9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.79
12.79
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
10.09
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.01
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
9.2
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.19
71.19
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Joe Sugden

Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
1.12
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
0.99
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3499
4.69
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
1.22
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.21
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3370
4.46
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4598
6.16
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3212
4.25
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
5.91
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.82
95.82
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.783
3.783
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.386
5.386
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.15
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98