George Altman vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

George Altman
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

George Altman and Lave Cross are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for George Altman, 102 for Lave Cross), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 111). The overall lean goes to George Altman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for George Altman and Lave Cross

George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
173.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
3419
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
3091
542.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
832
146.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
565
99.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
132
23.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
17.72
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
46.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452.14
79.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1335
234.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1120
196.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
409
71.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
403
70.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
711
124.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
462.29
81.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
47.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.67
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
572
100.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
7.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
9.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.86
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
70.27
70.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for George Altman and Lave Cross

George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
1.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
1.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20328
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6776
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
2.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1905
2.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
2.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.252
2.252
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08