Dave Brain vs. Bob Cerv — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Cerv
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bob Cerv holds a real edge over Dave Brain in this comparison. Bob Cerv led in walk rate (BB%+ 88 vs 62), slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 110), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91). Dave Brain held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 185). The edge belongs to Bob Cerv.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Bob Cerv

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829
197.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
2261
539.19
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
148.81
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
397
94.67
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
22.89
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
26
6.2
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
25.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
54.13
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359.15
85.65
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
259.22
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
203.42
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
76.31
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
89.19
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
140.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363.64
86.72
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.05
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
50.56
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.53
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
392
93.48
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.43
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.77
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
73
17.41
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.38
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.25
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Bob Cerv

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.22
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.04
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
13257
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
4419
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
2.32
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.06
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
2.49
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
2.43
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.33
85.33
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0