Dave Brain vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lave Cross holds a real edge over Dave Brain in this comparison. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 108), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91). Dave Brain held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 39). The edge belongs to Lave Cross.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Lave Cross

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
148.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
556.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
465
101.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
8.38
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
38.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
29.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
47.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
12.7
12.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Lave Cross

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
0.83
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08