Lave Cross vs. Bud Metheny — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bud Metheny
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lave Cross holds a real edge over Bud Metheny in this comparison. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 111), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 102). Bud Metheny held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 194 vs 39). The edge belongs to Lave Cross.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Bud Metheny

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
142.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
1390
527.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
344
130.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
256
97.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
52
19.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
88
33.42
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
164.01
62.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
499
189.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
499
189.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
187
71.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
156
59.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
312
118.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
175.66
66.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
56.58
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
46.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
12.95
12.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
13.29
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.56
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Bud Metheny

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Bud Metheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Bud Metheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0