Lave Cross vs. Red Wilson — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Red Wilson
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Red Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .700) and slugging (.383 vs .355). Red Wilson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 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 Red Wilson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
177.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2037
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1765
519.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
455
134.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
339
99.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
24.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
34.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
215.93
63.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
627
184.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
678
199.71
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
206
60.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
189
55.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
371
109.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
228.53
67.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
63.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.89
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
48.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.5
12.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.72
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
17.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
7.36
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
10.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Red Wilson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12250
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
6.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
6.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3120
6.88
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.379
5.379
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.28
78.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.07
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.19
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.13
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.08
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.22