Lave Cross vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross 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 John Orton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and John Orton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.13
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.08
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4