Joe Altobelli vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Dials posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Dials 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 Dials

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
531.72
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.11
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lou Dials

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0