Joe Altobelli vs. Lee Gamble — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lee Gamble
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Lee Gamble are closely matched on the surface stats. Lee Gamble posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.287 vs .277) and batting average (.266 vs .210). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lee Gamble 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 Lee Gamble

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
165
271.23
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
562.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
149.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
124.93
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.93
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
15
24.66
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.63
50.96
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.88
50.77
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
179.18
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
166.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
83.84
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
21
34.52
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
118.36
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.42
59.86
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
10
16.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.38
17.38
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.37
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.93
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.86
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Lee Gamble

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
27
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lee Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.26
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0