John McKelvey vs. Jim Tatum — Career Comparison

John McKelvey
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew Haven Elm CitysUnknownRight Fielder
Jim Tatum
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, John McKelvey and Jim Tatum are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Tatum posted stronger numbers in OPS (.533 vs .504) and slugging (.303 vs .255). John McKelvey had the advantage in on-base percentage (.249 vs .229). By the career numbers, Jim Tatum had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John McKelvey and Jim Tatum

John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
43
133.68
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
476.15
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
584.46
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
553.21
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
133.68
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.34
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.24
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.56
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.78
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
11.64
36.2
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.42
42.43
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
149.22
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
167.89
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
149.22
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
137.61
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.04
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
31.09
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
79.82
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
36
111.92
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
115.6
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.46
41.84
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.48
39.86
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.75
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.52
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
58
159.63
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.13
24.13
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.51
John McKelvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.75
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for John McKelvey and Jim Tatum

John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.97
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.11
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.85
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
27
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
9
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.88
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.42
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.8
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.11
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
5.03
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.63
64.63
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.205
1.205
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.385
2.385
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McKelvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
John McKelvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16