Bob Cerv vs. Ben Grieve — Career Comparison

Bob Cerv
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ben Grieve holds a real edge over Bob Cerv in this comparison. Ben Grieve led in walk rate (BB%+ 137 vs 88), on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 102), and contact rate (K%+ 79 vs 74). Bob Cerv held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 185 vs 114). The edge belongs to Ben Grieve.

Hitting Stats for Bob Cerv and Ben Grieve

Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
829
197.69
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
156.45
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
600
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2261
539.19
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
148.81
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
864
138.5
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
94.67
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
88
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
96
22.89
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.2
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
25.04
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
18.92
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
54.13
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
50.49
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359.15
85.65
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.34
85.49
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
259.22
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1420
227.62
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
853
203.42
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
76.31
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
75.5
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
89.19
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
78.87
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
140.46
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
135.45
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363.64
86.72
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
85.57
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.05
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
212
50.56
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.53
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.53
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
93.48
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.43
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.77
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.56
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.41
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
16.51
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.85
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.38
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.25
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76

Fielding Stats for Bob Cerv and Ben Grieve

Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.22
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
1.04
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
13257
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
4419
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
2.32
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.06
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
2.49
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
2.43
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.987
1.987
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.33
85.33
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0