Matt Joyce vs. Doc Prothro — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Doc Prothro
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Doc Prothro are closely matched on the surface stats. Doc Prothro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .772) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .346). Matt Joyce had the advantage in slugging (.425 vs .408). By the career numbers, Doc Prothro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Doc Prothro

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
180
158.13
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
527.09
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
167.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
28.38
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.65
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.49
86.52
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
245
215.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
229.28
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
66
57.98
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
71.16
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.6
93.64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
69
60.61
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.08
17.08
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.17
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
24.6
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Doc Prothro

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22818
27
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7606
9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1691
2
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
1.97
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.626
1.626
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.816
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0