Lou Brock vs. Tony Gwynn — Career Comparison

Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Tony Gwynn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tony Gwynn comes out clearly ahead of Lou Brock across most offensive categories. Tony Gwynn led in contact rate (K%+ 372 vs 84), batting average (AVG+ 137 vs 116), and walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 82). Lou Brock held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 90 vs 66). Tony Gwynn was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Brock and Tony Gwynn

Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2616
139.71
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2440
143.08
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
10232
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10332
551.78
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
9288
544.64
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3023
161.44
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
184.19
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
2247
120
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
139.44
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
486
25.95
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
31.84
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
7.53
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
85
4.98
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
7.96
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
135
7.92
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
41.44
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
44.74
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1551.65
82.87
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634.43
95.84
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
4238
226.33
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4259
249.75
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3833
204.7
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3955
231.92
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
85.98
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
81.1
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
66.73
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
2361
126.09
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
139.91
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1590.59
84.94
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1703.87
99.91
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.62
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.41
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
761
40.64
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
46.33
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
124
6.62
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
11.9
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
25.45
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
23.58
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.51
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.64
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.46
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
6.09
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
259
15.19
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
319
18.71
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
125
7.33
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
444
26.04
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.34
75.34
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
71.85
71.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Brock and Tony Gwynn

Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
1.05
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.05
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2449
1.03
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
1.04
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64478
27
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59632
27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21492.2
9
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19877.1
9
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4394
1.84
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4512
2.04
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.07
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.08
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.03
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4732
1.98
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
2.14
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4536
1.9
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
2.12
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.809
1.809
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.009
2.009
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.01
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0