Dave Brain vs. Leo Cardenas — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Leo Cardenas
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Leo Cardenas holds a real edge over Dave Brain in this comparison. Leo Cardenas led in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 62), on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 98). Dave Brain held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 94). The edge belongs to Leo Cardenas.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Leo Cardenas

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
157.34
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7402
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6707
543.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
139.83
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
465
101.71
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1273
103.19
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
23.1
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.97
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
9.56
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
38.5
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
36.64
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762.06
61.77
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
923
201.9
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2462
199.57
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2275
184.41
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
55.56
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
53.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689
55.85
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
99.95
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786.09
63.72
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
42.31
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
9.89
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1135
92
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
6.52
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
7.86
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.89
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
174
14.1
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.16
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.89
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
7.05
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Leo Cardenas

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.05
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1831
1
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49337
27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16445.2
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3271
1.79
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1604
2.48
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5429
2.97
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.15
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8966
4.91
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8700
4.76
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.087
4.087
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.543
4.543
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.22
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
0.57
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0