Jim Tatum vs. Fermín Valdés — Career Comparison

Jim Tatum
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown
Fermín Valdés
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPollock's Cuban StarsEast-West LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Tatum and Fermín Valdés are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Tatum posted stronger numbers in OPS (.533 vs .510) and slugging (.303 vs .244). Fermín Valdés had the advantage in on-base percentage (.266 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 Jim Tatum and Fermín Valdés

Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
476.15
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
67
150.56
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
218
600
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
553.21
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
552.81
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.34
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
119.1
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.56
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
103.37
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.78
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.42
42.43
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.28
38.83
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
167.89
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
60
134.83
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
50
137.61
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
157.3
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.04
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
53.93
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
79.82
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
20
44.94
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
115.6
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
98.88
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
14.48
39.86
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
44.39
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
27.52
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.71
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
58
159.63
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
267
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.51
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Tatum and Fermín Valdés

Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.11
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.42
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.33
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.14
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.11
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.72
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
5.03
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.47
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.385
2.385
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.985
4.985
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0