Lave Cross vs. Bob Meacham — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Meacham
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Bob Meacham across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 78), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 74), and home run production (HR/PA+ 39 vs 14). Bob Meacham held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 102 vs 51). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Bob Meacham

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
172.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
1591
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
1371
517.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
324
122.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
250
94.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
58
21.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
74
27.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
145.78
54.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
422
159.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
484
182.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
202
76.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
114
42.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
308
116.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
154.15
58.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
52.8
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
276
104.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
16.97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
18
6.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
30.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
70.73
70.73

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Bob Meacham

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
0.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10998
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3666
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1850
4.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1772
4.35
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.61
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Bob Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Bob Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0