Lave Cross vs. Ken Hamlin — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ken Hamlin
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Ken Hamlin across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 140), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 81), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 97). Ken Hamlin held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 87 vs 51). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Ken Hamlin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
186.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1502
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1340
535.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
323
129.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
255
101.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
53
21.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.39
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
68
27.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
126.05
50.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
417
166.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
451
180.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
57.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
35.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
221
88.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
136.85
54.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
49.93
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
58.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10.29
10.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.99
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.39
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
60.71
60.71

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Ken Hamlin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9703
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3234.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
1.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
2.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710
4.76
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
4.58
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.682
3.682
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.58
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0