Lave Cross vs. Vic Wertz — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Vic Wertz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Vic Wertz holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Vic Wertz led in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 81). The edge belongs to Vic Wertz.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Vic Wertz

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1862
159.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
7021
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6099
521.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1692
144.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1095
93.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
289
24.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.59
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
22.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
51.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1047.09
89.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2863
244.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2547
217.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
867
74.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1178
100.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
152.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1072.58
91.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.31
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
70.76
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
842
71.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
143
12.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.77
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.39
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
32.14
32.14

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Vic Wertz

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.46
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17608
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5869.1
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
10.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.8
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7438
11.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7326
11.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.567
4.567
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.07
45.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
0.85
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0