Lave Cross vs. Billy Klaus — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Klaus holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Billy Klaus led in walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 51), home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 39), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 103 vs 102). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 132). The edge belongs to Billy Klaus.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Billy Klaus

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
465
96.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
961
199.72
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
357
74.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
10.13
10.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
1.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Billy Klaus

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
0.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
4.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
4.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.583
3.583
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.16
80.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0