Fred Bankhead vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Fred Bankhead
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Fred Bankhead and Dick Wallace are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Wallace posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.339 vs .333) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Fred Bankhead had the advantage in slugging (.315 vs .304). By the career numbers, Dick Wallace had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Bankhead and Dick Wallace

Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
147.46
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1180
600
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
529.83
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
137.8
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
257
131.12
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
116.44
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
221
112.76
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.75
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.31
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.59
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.53
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.36
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.61
64.38
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
116.71
59.55
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
166.78
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
302
154.08
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
195.76
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
377
192.35
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
83.9
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
136
69.39
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
55.42
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
86
43.88
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
138.31
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
219
111.73
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143.68
73.06
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
136.32
69.55
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.17
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.06
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
94
47.8
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
58.16
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.56
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
168.57
168.57
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
13.43
13.43
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.2
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.34
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.73
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.34
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.73
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Bankhead and Dick Wallace

Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.13
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.08
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7028
27
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342.2
9
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.47
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
2.44
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
2.72
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.88
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.29
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
5.49
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
5.76
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
5.2
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
5.32
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.75
94.75
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.586
4.586
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.053
5.053
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.35
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0