Matt Joyce vs. Eric Wedge — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Eric Wedge
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Eric Wedge are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.346 vs .340) and batting average (.242 vs .233). Eric Wedge had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce 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 Eric Wedge

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1400
192.88
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
234
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
516
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
898
123.72
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.07
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
20.53
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
82.89
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
222
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
34
204
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.92
83.51
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
77.01
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
935
128.82
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
150
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.41
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Eric Wedge

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.667
4.667
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2