Buddy Armour vs. Charlie Lau — Career Comparison

Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Armour and Charlie Lau are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Armour posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .695) and batting average (.281 vs .255). Charlie Lau had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buddy Armour had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Armour and Charlie Lau

Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
189
148.24
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
765
600
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1170
535.47
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
154.51
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
116.86
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
35
27.45
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.12
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.32
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.65
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
40.27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.4
74.82
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
204.71
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
195.42
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
198.43
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
84.71
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
78.43
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
64.07
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
160.78
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.14
82.46
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
49.89
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.06
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
6.86
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Buddy Armour and Charlie Lau

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.11
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.02
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7311
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2437
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.96
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.13
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.48
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18