Jim Ball vs. David Lamb — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
David Lamb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, David Lamb posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. David Lamb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.561 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.273 vs .185). By the career numbers, David Lamb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and David Lamb

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
276
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
556
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
120
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
40.32
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
160
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
164
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
124
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.21
40.85
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
84
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
7.14
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and David Lamb

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.76
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.01
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.83
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.93
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.92
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.09
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.84
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0