Lave Cross vs. Frank Williams — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Frank Williams
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Frank Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in slugging (.383 vs .355) and batting average (.292 vs .274). Frank Williams had the advantage in OPS (.730 vs .711). 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 Frank Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
144.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
124
513.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
34
140.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
26
107.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
33.1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.91
78.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
44
182.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
223.45
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
99.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
161.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.57
85.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.76
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
44.89
44.89
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Frank Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.14
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.84
86.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0