Matty Alou vs. Red Hale — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Red Hale
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Matty Alou and Red Hale are closely matched on the surface stats. Red Hale posted stronger numbers in OPS (.790 vs .730) and slugging (.482 vs .381). Matty Alou had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .308). By the career numbers, Red Hale had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Red Hale

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
160.8
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
32
156.1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
112
546.34
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
29
141.46
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
82.93
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.82
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.99
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.54
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.98
82.84
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
212.8
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
263.41
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
204.89
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
37
180.49
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
75.24
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834.28
80.48
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.68
91.14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
3.47
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
30
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.67
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
377
36.37
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
16.5
16.5
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.5
61.5
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
5.31
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.8
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.74
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
66.1
66.1
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Red Hale

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.12
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3794
2.87
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.84
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.61
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.07
87.07
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.129
4.129
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.85
87.85
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.12
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0