Lave Cross vs. Willie Horton — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Willie Horton
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Horton comes out clearly ahead of Lave Cross across most offensive categories. Willie Horton led in home run production (HR/PA+ 217 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 81 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 94). Willie Horton was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Willie Horton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2028
151.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
8052
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
7298
543.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
1993
148.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
1344
100.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
284
21.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
2.98
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
24.22
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
48.36
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1089.03
81.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3332
248.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2671
199.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
873
65.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
86.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
1711
127.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
1105.63
82.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.32
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
46.2
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
1313
97.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
195
14.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.49
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
34.48
34.48

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Willie Horton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
1.08
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
1.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29738
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9912.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1921
1.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
1.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
1.8
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Willie Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Willie Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0