Lou Dials vs. Dick Groat — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Dials posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Groat. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .699) and slugging (.399 vs .366). Dick Groat had the advantage in batting average (.286 vs .271). By the career numbers, Lou Dials had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Dials and Dick Groat

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
160.43
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.49
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
512
37.56
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
15.97
15.97
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
8.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.98
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Dick Groat

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.13
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
1.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
2.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0