Joe Altobelli vs. Lew Brown — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lew Brown
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Lew Brown are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .600) and slugging (.362 vs .323). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in on-base percentage (.277 vs .269). By the career numbers, Lew Brown 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 Lew Brown

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
143.91
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1576
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1531
582.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
144.29
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
97.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.8
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.81
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
47.21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147.84
56.28
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
210.91
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
163.45
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
161.42
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
78.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
64.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
138.58
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.72
61.19
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
17.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
59.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lew Brown

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.05
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10053
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3351
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
6.4
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
7.21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.1
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
6.78
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3418
9.18
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
6.71
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
8.31
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.913
7.913
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.24
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0