Lave Cross vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Lave Cross and Tim McCarver 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, 107 for Tim McCarver), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 106). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Tim McCarver

Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1501
145.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
106.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
242
23.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
57
5.51
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
2148
207.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
422
40.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
14.71
14.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
1.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
110
10.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Tim McCarver

Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1511
1.1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.07
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.13
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.08
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24