Lave Cross vs. John Williams — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
John Williams
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against John Williams. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .374) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .158). 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 John Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
8.38
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
20.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
11.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and John Williams

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
8.6
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0