Lave Cross vs. Milt Thompson — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Milt Thompson
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Milt Thompson holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Milt Thompson led in walk rate (BB%+ 97 vs 51), home run production (HR/PA+ 46 vs 39), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 102). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 97). The edge belongs to Milt Thompson.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Milt Thompson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1359
196.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4155
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3761
543.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1029
148.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
789
113.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
156
22.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.34
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
34.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
504.33
72.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1400
202.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1387
200.29
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
491
70.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
357
51.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
801
115.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
523.01
75.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
48.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
635
91.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.54
6.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.89
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
8.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
30.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
9.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
40.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
76.43
76.43

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Milt Thompson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
1.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
0.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23807
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7935.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2168
2.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
2.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2214
2.51
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.66
81.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0