Dave Chalk vs. Tim Laker — Career Comparison

Dave Chalk
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Tim Laker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Chalk and Tim Laker are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Chalk posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .282). Tim Laker had the advantage in slugging (.326 vs .310). By the career numbers, Dave Chalk had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Chalk and Tim Laker

Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
162.7
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
236.31
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3330
600
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2910
524.32
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
545.53
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
132.07
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
147
123.18
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
108.47
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
106
88.83
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
19.28
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.46
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.62
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.7
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.22
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
23.6
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
34.36
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.69
52.02
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
58.06
48.66
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
162.7
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
177.65
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
191.53
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
194
162.57
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
52.61
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
55.31
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
43.78
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
66.2
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
93.69
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
112.29
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325.88
58.72
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
56.46
47.31
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.31
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.51
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
53.15
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
44
36.87
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.03
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
58.92
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
135.75
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
10.18
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
11.35
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.89
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.86
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
15.14
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.92
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
6.49
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.85
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
13.33
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.38
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Dave Chalk and Tim Laker

Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
1.12
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.42
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
1.02
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.95
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21868
27
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4937
27
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7289.1
9
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.2
9
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
1.34
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
6.45
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
2.51
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.16
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3249
4.01
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
7.12
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3117
3.85
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
7
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.433
3.433
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.923
4.923
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.19
91.19
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.92
66.92
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
0.38
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Chalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.86
Dave Chalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.24