Lave Cross vs. Don Heffner — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Don Heffner across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 105), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 72), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 87). Don Heffner held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 51). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Don Heffner

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
743
156.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
610
128.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
486
102.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
517
109
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
218
45.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
13.06
13.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
8.64
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Don Heffner

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1966
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3695
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3584
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0