Joe Medwick vs. Mickey Owen — Career Comparison

Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star
Mickey Owen
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Joe Medwick holds a real edge over Mickey Owen in this comparison. Joe Medwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 27), slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 89), and batting average (AVG+ 123 vs 98). Mickey Owen held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 201 vs 124). The edge belongs to Joe Medwick.

Hitting Stats for Joe Medwick and Mickey Owen

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1209
178.14
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
4072
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
3649
537.67
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
929
136.89
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
731
107.71
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
163
24.02
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.09
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.06
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
198
29.17
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
364.49
53.71
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
173.28
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1268
186.84
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
338
49.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
378
55.7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
702
103.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
407.92
60.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.92
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
48.04
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
551
40.6
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
26.67
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
14.78
14.78
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
22.5
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.24
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
11.79
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.59
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
14.96
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
17.98
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.45
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
97.3
97.3

Fielding Stats for Joe Medwick and Mickey Owen

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
61.74
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.84
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4152
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
237.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
30.92
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
5.08
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5223
273.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5126
268.22
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.344
4.344
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.87
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.82
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21