Milt Bolling vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Milt Bolling
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Milt Bolling and Dick Wallace are closely matched on the surface stats. Milt Bolling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .643) and slugging (.345 vs .304). Dick Wallace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .313). By the career numbers, Milt Bolling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Milt Bolling and Dick Wallace

Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
180.72
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
600
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1161
524.55
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
126.51
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
131.12
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
204
92.17
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
112.76
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
22.59
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.31
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.16
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.58
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
34.34
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126.43
57.12
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.71
59.55
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
181.17
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
302
154.08
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
182.53
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
192.35
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
127
57.38
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.39
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
42.47
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.88
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
202
91.27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
111.73
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
133.99
60.54
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.32
69.55
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.52
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.06
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
114
51.51
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
58.16
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
188
84.94
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
7.06
7.06
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.16
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
23
10.39
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.26
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.42
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.68
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 600 PA
29.41
29.41
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Milt Bolling and Dick Wallace

Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.73
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.98
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5893
27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964.1
9
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
2.79
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
2.44
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.94
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
2.88
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.37
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1769
8.11
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
5.76
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
7.73
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1344
5.32
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.466
4.466
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.053
5.053
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.02
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Bolling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Milt Bolling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0