Lave Cross vs. Pinky Whitney — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Pinky Whitney
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Lave Cross and Pinky Whitney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Lave Cross, 104 for Pinky Whitney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 108). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Pinky Whitney

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1539
146.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
5765
547.57
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1701
161.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
118.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
28.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.32
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
8.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
42.93
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
805.27
76.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2395
227.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2118
201.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
696
66.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
927
88.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1530
145.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
883.66
83.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
37.99
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
438
41.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
14.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
12.82
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
94
8.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
45
4.27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
45
4.27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Pinky Whitney

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1495
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1828
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3019
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5027
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4847
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.242
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Pinky Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Pinky Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0