Rick Auerbach vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Rick Auerbach
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Auerbach. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .576) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .291). Rick Auerbach had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Auerbach and Lave Cross

Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
238.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1567
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1407
538.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
309
118.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
239
91.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
56
21.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
70
26.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
117.04
44.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
402
153.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
442
169.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
167
63.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
86
32.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
244
93.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
118.85
45.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.83
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
75.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
7.91
7.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.04
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Auerbach and Lave Cross

Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10699
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3566.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1928
4.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.73
70.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08