Lave Cross vs. Charles Matthews — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Charles Matthews
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Charles Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Charles Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.600 vs .329). Lave Cross had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .333). By the career numbers, Charles Matthews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Charles Matthews

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2277
140.25
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
127.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
131.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Charles Matthews

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0