Lave Cross vs. Elston Howard — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Elston Howard
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Elston Howard comes out clearly ahead of Lave Cross across most offensive categories. Elston Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 146 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 70 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 125 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 96). Elston Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Elston Howard

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1625
164.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5927
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5443
551
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1491
150.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1047
105.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
223
22.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.37
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
44.95
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
728.7
73.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2324
235.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1894
191.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
635
64.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
775
78.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1242
125.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
752.59
76.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
38.06
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
786
79.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.54
7.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
157
15.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Elston Howard

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
1.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37201
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12400.1
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7596
5.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
0.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8208
5.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8137
5.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.396
5.396
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.44
92.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.18
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.13
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
0.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.08
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.16