Lance Blankenship vs. Oscar Taveras — Career Comparison

Lance Blankenship
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Oscar Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lance Blankenship and Oscar Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Taveras posted stronger numbers in slugging (.312 vs .299) and batting average (.239 vs .222). Lance Blankenship had the advantage in OPS (.651 vs .590). By the career numbers, Oscar Taveras had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Blankenship and Oscar Taveras

Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
214.09
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
80
193.55
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1292
600
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
248
600
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
487.62
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
566.13
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
108.2
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
135.48
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
80.34
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
108.87
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.29
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.35
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.39
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.18
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.86
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.61
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.23
60.48
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18.11
43.81
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
145.82
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
206.19
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
69
166.94
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.73
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.55
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
42.72
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.23
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
120.28
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.34
62.39
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
19.04
46.07
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.11
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
92.88
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.03
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
218
101.24
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
5.93
5.93
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
11.61
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.79
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.54
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.19
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
25.08
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.36
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
33.44
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Lance Blankenship and Oscar Taveras

Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.43
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.96
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.1
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8437
27
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2812.1
9
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
2.41
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.93
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.7
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.17
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
4.11
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.98
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.879
2.879
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.26
67.26
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.38
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0