Joe Altobelli vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross 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 Lave Cross

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lave Cross

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08