Lave Cross vs. Gary Matthews — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Gary Matthews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gary Matthews holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Gary Matthews led in home run production (HR/PA+ 171 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 146 vs 51), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 102). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 100). The edge belongs to Gary Matthews.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Gary Matthews

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2033
148.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8189
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7147
523.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2011
147.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1407
103.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
319
23.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.74
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
17.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1168.74
85.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3134
229.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2972
217.76
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1083
79.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
978
71.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1827
133.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1202.99
88.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.54
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
68.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
82.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7.28
7.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
179
13.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
183
13.41
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
18.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
71.21
71.21

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Gary Matthews

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
1.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
1.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
47252
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15750.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226
1.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.08
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3473
1.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3361
1.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Gary Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Gary Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0