Matt Joyce vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Matt Joyce comes out clearly ahead of Michael Saunders across most offensive categories. Matt Joyce led in walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 124), contact rate (K%+ 95 vs 75), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 98). Matt Joyce was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Michael Saunders

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
775
169.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2455
536.22
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
124.5
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
75.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
123
26.87
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
81
17.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
223
48.71
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
317.49
69.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
974
212.74
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
324
70.77
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
506
110.52
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
308.07
67.29
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.75
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.18
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
935
128.82
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.49
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.17
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Michael Saunders

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
1.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.19
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
2.26
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
2.24
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.041
2.041
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0