Cleon Jones vs. Buster Posey — Career Comparison

Cleon Jones
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Cleon Jones and Buster Posey 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+ 112 for Cleon Jones, 116 for Buster Posey), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 122). The overall lean goes to Buster Posey, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Cleon Jones and Buster Posey

Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1213
153.87
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1371
146.71
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4730
600
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4263
540.76
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4970
531.84
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1196
151.71
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
887
112.52
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1040
111.29
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.21
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
93
11.8
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
16.91
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
309
39.2
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
49.22
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
584.39
74.13
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1724
218.69
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
202.45
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.67
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
70.95
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
524
66.47
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
78.01
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
996
126.34
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
132.05
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
613.41
77.81
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.07
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.6
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
360
45.67
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
42
5.33
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
89.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
77.15
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6.74
6.74
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.3
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.2
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.67
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
13.7
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.54
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.09
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
17.63
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
65.47
65.47
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88

Fielding Stats for Cleon Jones and Buster Posey

Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
1.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
1.02
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
28717
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9572.1
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2280
2.14
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
2.27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
2.22
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.062
2.062
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.02
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21