Clete Boyer vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Clete Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold Glove
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Clete Boyer and Dick Wallace are closely matched on the surface stats. Clete Boyer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .643) and slugging (.372 vs .304). Dick Wallace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .307). By the career numbers, Clete Boyer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Clete Boyer and Dick Wallace

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1725
162.61
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6365
600
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5780
544.85
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1396
131.59
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
257
131.12
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
94.36
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
112.76
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
18.85
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.31
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.11
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
15.27
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
37.23
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658.05
62.03
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
116.71
59.55
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
202.48
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
302
154.08
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1891
178.26
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
192.35
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
60.8
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.39
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
61.65
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
86
43.88
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
107.18
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
111.73
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664.13
62.6
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136.32
69.55
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.36
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.06
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
44.3
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
58.16
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.98
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
931
87.76
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.49
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
136
12.82
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.86
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.64
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
6.5
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.42
59.42
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Clete Boyer and Dick Wallace

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
1.08
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
1
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42389
27
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129.2
9
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1902
1.21
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.44
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
2.43
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.88
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.13
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5910
3.76
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
5.76
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5712
3.64
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
5.32
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.382
3.382
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.053
5.053
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
0.28
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0