Lave Cross vs. Gerard Williams — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Gerard Williams
UnknownThrows RightBats RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Gerard Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in slugging (.383 vs .367) and batting average (.292 vs .280). Gerard Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 vs .329). 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 Gerard Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2277
140.25
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
194
135.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
743
520.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
208
145.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
161
112.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
23.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
47
32.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.24
76.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
273
191.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
203.97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
88.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
95
66.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
217
152.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119.85
84.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
55.37
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Gerard Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4991
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.31
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
5.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
5.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
92.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.103
5.103
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.36
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Gerard Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Gerard Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0