Law Daniels vs. Hal Lanier — Career Comparison

Law Daniels
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationCatcher
Hal Lanier
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Law Daniels and Hal Lanier are closely matched on the surface stats. Law Daniels posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.274 vs .259) and home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). Hal Lanier had the advantage in slugging (.275 vs .264). By the career numbers, Law Daniels had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Law Daniels and Hal Lanier

Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
109
159.9
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1196
182.13
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3940
600
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
383
561.86
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3703
563.91
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
86
126.16
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
128.38
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
107.21
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.27
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
16.9
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.05
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.22
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.67
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
21.17
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.99
49.86
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.45
34.79
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
101
148.17
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1018
155.03
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
164.3
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983
149.7
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.68
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
45.23
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
88.02
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
41.57
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
165.77
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
85.58
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.98
54.26
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.13
36.72
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.87
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.61
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.27
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
20.71
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.81
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
436
66.4
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
9.04
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
11.88
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.89
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
135
20.56
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.61
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.68
Law Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.68
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.61
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.35
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Law Daniels and Hal Lanier

Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.11
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
1.16
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
1.01
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2697
27
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28322
27
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
9
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9440.2
9
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.51
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2041
1.95
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.15
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3408
3.25
Law Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.77
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.13
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
5.44
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5589
5.33
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
4.67
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
5.19
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.82
85.82
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.198
4.198
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.463
4.463
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.73
86.73
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
0.57
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.7
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Law Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0