Luke Appling vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Luke Appling led in walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 51), on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 102), and home run production (HR/PA+ 48 vs 39). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 182). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Lave Cross

Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2422
141.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2749
161.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
126.64
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
2390
140
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
528
30.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
19.4
19.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
179
10.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
287
16.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Lave Cross

Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08