Jay Bruce vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bruce and Lou Dials are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .737) and slugging (.467 vs .399). Lou Dials had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .321). By the career numbers, Jay Bruce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Lou Dials

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
160.43
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5964
538.83
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.66
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
83.04
77.01
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1471
132.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868.3
78.45
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
9.49
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Lou Dials

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.13
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
1.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
2.39
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3535
2.35
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.246
2.246
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
93.98
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0