Joe Becker vs. Dave Valle — Career Comparison

Joe Becker
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Valle
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Becker and Dave Valle are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Becker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .690) and slugging (.386 vs .373). Dave Valle had the advantage in home run production (77 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Becker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Becker and Dave Valle

Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
260.87
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
970
185
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3146
600
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
541.3
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2775
529.24
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
130.43
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
125.49
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
85.44
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
23.08
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.29
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
14.69
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
40.05
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
70.25
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323.7
61.73
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
208.7
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1034
197.2
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
189.13
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
186.71
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
59.89
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
84.78
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
66.75
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
130.43
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
111.95
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
72.91
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327.69
62.5
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
12.02
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
49.21
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.1
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
413
78.77
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
7.62
7.62
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.29
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.24
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
105
20.03
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.95
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.34
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.29
Joe Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Becker and Dave Valle

Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
1.18
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.02
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21243
27
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7081
9
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4978
6.33
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.52
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.06
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5433
6.91
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
6.85
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.963
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.812
5.812
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.95
86.95
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.08
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.07
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
0.6
Joe Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.34