Luke Appling vs. Denis Menke — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Denis Menke
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Denis Menke in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 104), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 104), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 112). Denis Menke held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 99 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Denis Menke

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
161.58
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
5934
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8856
518.75
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
5071
512.74
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
128.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
904
91.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
225
22.75
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
10.21
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
37.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
681.5
68.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3528
206.66
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1878
189.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
2014
203.64
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
605
61.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
606
61.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1110
112.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
703.39
71.12
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
698
70.58
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7.38
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
853
86.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.57
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
10.01
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.46
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
88
8.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Denis Menke

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.17
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
0.99
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38272
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12757.1
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3108
2.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
2.6
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
4.95
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6796
4.79
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.092
4.092
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.65
84.65
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
0.48
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0