Milt Bolling vs. Wally Gilbert — Career Comparison

Milt Bolling
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Milt Bolling comes out clearly ahead of Wally Gilbert across most offensive categories. Milt Bolling led in home run production (HR/PA+ 68 vs 17), slugging (SLG+ 88 vs 80), and batting average (AVG+ 93 vs 91). Wally Gilbert held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 134 vs 72). Milt Bolling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Milt Bolling and Wally Gilbert

Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
180.72
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
1328
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
1161
524.55
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
280
126.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
204
92.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
50
22.59
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.16
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.58
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
34.34
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
126.43
57.12
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
401
181.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
404
182.53
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
127
57.38
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
94
42.47
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.2
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
202
91.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
133.99
60.54
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.52
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
51.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
188
84.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
7.06
7.06
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
16.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
14.54
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.16
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
23
10.39
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.26
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.42
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.68
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
29.41
29.41
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Milt Bolling and Wally Gilbert

Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.73
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.98
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5893
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964.1
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
2.79
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.37
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1769
8.11
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
7.73
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.466
4.466
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.02
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0