Jose Cruz vs. Wally Joyner — Career Comparison

Jose Cruz
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Wally Joyner
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Jose Cruz and Wally Joyner 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+ 114 for Jose Cruz, 112 for Wally Joyner), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 116). The overall lean goes to Jose Cruz, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jose Cruz and Wally Joyner

Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2353
158.08
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2033
150.31
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8931
600
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
8115
600
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7917
531.88
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
7127
526.95
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
151.23
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2060
152.31
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1601
107.56
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1421
105.06
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
391
26.27
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
30.24
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.32
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
165
11.08
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
15.08
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
43.67
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639
47.25
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.01
83.78
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1152.78
85.23
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3325
223.38
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3133
231.65
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3156
212.03
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2931
216.71
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
69.6
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
973
71.94
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1077
72.35
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
81.77
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1948
130.87
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1875
138.63
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270.1
85.33
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1185.29
87.64
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.47
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.81
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
60.33
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833
61.59
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
9.54
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
109
8.06
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1031
69.26
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
61
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8.66
8.66
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.84
9.84
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.81
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.92
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
82
5.51
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
6.73
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.99
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
168
12.42
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
21.3
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.44
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
9.14
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.88
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
30.43
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
7.32
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.98
69.98
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
60.61
60.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Cruz and Wally Joyner

Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1913
1.07
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
1.01
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
1.01
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54925
27
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
48180
27
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18308.1
9
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16060
9
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4413
2.17
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16081
9.01
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.06
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
0.82
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.06
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.06
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4659
2.29
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17650
9.89
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.23
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17551
9.84
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.175
9.175
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.99
93.99
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.02
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
0.9
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0