Brent Bowers vs. Mike LaValliere — Career Comparison

Brent Bowers
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Mike LaValliere
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, Brent Bowers and Mike LaValliere are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike LaValliere posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .667) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .308). Brent Bowers had the advantage in slugging (.359 vs .338). By the career numbers, Mike LaValliere had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brent Bowers and Mike LaValliere

Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
323.08
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
183.7
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2871
600
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2473
516.82
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
138.56
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
110.97
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
22.78
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.04
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.76
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
27.59
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
57.45
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.4
63.82
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
215.38
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
174.71
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
207.73
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
38.66
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
61.44
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
96.34
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
67.93
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333.26
69.65
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.09
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
67.08
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
11.91
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
50.99
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.77
11.77
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
8.15
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.85
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
11.91
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.04
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.13
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.18
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25

Fielding Stats for Brent Bowers and Mike LaValliere

Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.91
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
1.17
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
1.02
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19700
27
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6566.2
9
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4138
5.67
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.57
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.05
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.18
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4590
6.29
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.18
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4555
6.24
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.24
99.24
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.353
5.353
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.78
87.78
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.07
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
0.78
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaValliere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.45