Lave Cross vs. Alan Wiggins — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Alan Wiggins
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Alan Wiggins across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 189), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 78), and home run production (HR/PA+ 39 vs 8). Alan Wiggins held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 51). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Alan Wiggins

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
148.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
2553
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
2247
528.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
581
136.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
496
116.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
61
14.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
85
19.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
273.42
64.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
695
163.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
824
193.65
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
346
81.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
118
27.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
459
107.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
292.7
68.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
55.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
45.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.23
13.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
56.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
15.98
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
72.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
78.06
78.06

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Alan Wiggins

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13906
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4635.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
2.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
1.76
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2466
4.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
4.65
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.209
4.209
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.74
91.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.49
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0