Lave Cross vs. Al Martin — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Al Martin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Lave Cross and Al Martin are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Lave Cross, 103 for Al Martin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Al Martin, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Al Martin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1232
157.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4688
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4242
542.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1172
150
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
772
98.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
28.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
16.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
51.19
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
659.14
84.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1884
241.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1586
202.99
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
84.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
485
62.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1017
130.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664.05
84.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
49.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
879
112.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.64
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
63
8.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
22.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
30.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
72.69
72.69

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Al Martin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
1.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
1.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25604
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8534.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.06
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
1.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1754
1.85
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.03
93.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Al Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Al Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0