Joe Altobelli vs. Hoss Walker — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Hoss Walker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Hoss Walker are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Altobelli posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .581) and slugging (.323 vs .291). Hoss Walker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.290 vs .277). By the career numbers, Joe Altobelli 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 Hoss Walker

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
161.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1611
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
531.72
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1416
527.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
116.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
90.5
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.5
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.35
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
25.7
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.63
50.96
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131.77
49.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
171.72
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
153.45
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
167.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
61.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
130.73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.62
54.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
45.07
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322.2
322.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.2
24.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.23
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.47
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.47
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Hoss Walker

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10169
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.2
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
1.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
2.88
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.37
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
5.12
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1790
4.75
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.75
92.75
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.163
4.163
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Hoss Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoss Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0