Eddie Joost vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Eddie Joost
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Joost and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard posted stronger numbers in slugging (.384 vs .366) and batting average (.249 vs .239). Eddie Joost had the advantage in OPS (.727 vs .706). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Joost and Jerry Willard

Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
139.23
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6783
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5606
495.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
118.44
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
932
82.44
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
21.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
11.85
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
36
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823.08
72.81
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2049
181.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
213.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
77.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
53.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
118.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858.98
75.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
92.26
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.18
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
827
73.15
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
8.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.93
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
7.34
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
8.14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.3
66.3
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Eddie Joost and Jerry Willard

Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
40.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
350.2
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
84.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
5.36
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4502
115.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
9.16
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8135
208.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7778
199.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.986
4.986
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
26.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Joost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Eddie Joost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31