Dave Brain vs. Jose Cardenal — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jose Cardenal
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Cardenal comes out clearly ahead of Dave Brain across most offensive categories. Jose Cardenal led in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 62), contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 108), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 91). Dave Brain held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 102). Jose Cardenal was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Jose Cardenal

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2017
157.25
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7696
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6964
542.93
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
149.14
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
465
101.71
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1396
108.84
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
25.96
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
46
3.59
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.76
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
40.31
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939.15
73.22
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2752
214.55
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2547
198.57
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
72.97
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
60.42
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1573
122.64
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
975.4
76.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
47.4
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.96
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
807
62.92
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.88
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
4.76
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
25.65
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.84
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
36.49
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
70.3
70.3

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Jose Cardenal

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
1.09
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
1.02
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45583
27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15194.1
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3964
2.35
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.1
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.06
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4223
2.5
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4128
2.45
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
2.236
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0