Lave Cross vs. Ken Keltner — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ken Keltner
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Lave Cross and Ken Keltner each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Lave Cross had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 137), while Ken Keltner led in home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 39). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Ken Keltner

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
145.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
6312
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
5683
540.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
149.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
97.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
29.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.56
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
15.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
51.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
819.57
77.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2505
238.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2097
199.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
737
70.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
852
80.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
135.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
858.33
81.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
48.86
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
480
45.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
13.15
13.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
102
9.7
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
144
13.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.71
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Ken Keltner

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3070
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4818
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4647
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.096
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Ken Keltner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Ken Keltner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0