Buddy Allen vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Buddy Allen
Greatest GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Allen and Lave Cross are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Allen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .329). Lave Cross had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .361). By the career numbers, Buddy Allen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Allen and Lave Cross

Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2651
163.29
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2057
126.7
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
74.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
221.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2669
164.4
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
91.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Buddy Allen and Lave Cross

Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Buddy Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08