Jackie Robinson vs. Andy Van Slyke — Career Comparison

Jackie Robinson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Andy Van Slyke
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jackie Robinson holds a real edge over Andy Van Slyke in this comparison. Jackie Robinson led in contact rate (K%+ 206 vs 87), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 115), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 126 vs 110). Andy Van Slyke held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 145 vs 111). The edge belongs to Jackie Robinson.

Hitting Stats for Jackie Robinson and Andy Van Slyke

Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
143.04
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1658
153.57
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5948
600
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6478
600
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5006
504.98
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5711
528.96
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1568
158.17
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1562
144.67
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
109.45
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1014
93.92
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
28.95
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
27.14
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.55
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.43
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
141
14.22
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
15.19
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
483
48.72
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
50.76
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030.57
103.96
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
939.82
87.05
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2388
240.89
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2529
234.24
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2396
241.69
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2256
208.95
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.887
0.887
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
974
98.25
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
835
77.34
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
764
77.07
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
73.36
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
161.1
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
135.5
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1056.44
106.57
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
945.81
87.6
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.26
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.5
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756
76.26
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
667
61.78
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.71
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.09
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
29.35
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
98.46
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.44
20.44
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.59
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.11
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.91
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.65
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.4
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.71
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
20.48
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
22.69
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.03
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.46
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
233
23.5
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
28.16
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.12
87.12
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
80.59
80.59

Fielding Stats for Jackie Robinson and Andy Van Slyke

Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.43
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.13
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.1
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8530
27
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2843.1
9
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
12.91
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3923
2.7
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2828
8.95
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.18
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.41
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.04
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7035
22.27
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4240
2.91
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6906
21.86
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4185
2.88
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.933
4.933
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.547
2.547
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.71
24.71
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.31
88.31
Jackie Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
2.69
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0