Andres Galarraga vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Andres Galarraga
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Andres Galarraga and Joe Medwick 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+ 113 for Andres Galarraga, 113 for Joe Medwick), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 144). The overall lean goes to Joe Medwick, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Andres Galarraga and Joe Medwick

Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2257
151.88
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8916
600
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8096
544.82
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.852
0.852
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
2333
157
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
1458
98.12
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
444
29.88
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
26.85
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
58.88
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1372.34
92.35
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4038
271.74
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3094
208.21
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
1195
80.42
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1425
95.9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
2221
149.46
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369.6
92.17
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
11.98
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
39.23
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
7.13
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
2003
134.79
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.07
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
12.05
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
8.61
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.45
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
14.06
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 600 PA
61.24
61.24
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andres Galarraga and Joe Medwick

Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2107
1.07
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1992
1.01
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53276
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17758.2
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18244
9.25
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4152
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
0.7
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.09
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19796
10.03
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19620
9.94
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.312
9.312
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.54
94.54
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1648
0.84
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andres Galarraga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0