Joe Altobelli vs. Lou Brock — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Brock posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Lou Brock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Brock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lou Brock

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2616
139.71
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10332
551.78
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3023
161.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
120
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
25.95
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
7.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
7.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
41.44
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551.65
82.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4238
226.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
204.7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
85.98
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2361
126.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590.59
84.94
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
40.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
6.62
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.9
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
2.46
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
6.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.34
75.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lou Brock

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
1.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
1.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64478
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21492.2
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4394
1.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4732
1.98
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536
1.9
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.809
1.809
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0