Lou Dials vs. Ray Knight — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Ray Knight
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Ray Knight are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .716) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .326). Ray Knight had the advantage in home run production (84 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Ray Knight

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1495
169.53
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5291
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4829
547.61
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1311
148.67
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
934
105.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
30.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.06
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.53
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.66
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
42.75
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577.65
65.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1883
213.53
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
191.65
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
55.57
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
67.47
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
113.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605.65
68.68
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
38.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.88
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
579
65.66
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
9.14
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.49
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.92
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
169
19.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.59
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.84
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
4.42
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
35.9
35.9

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Ray Knight

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
1.15
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1220
1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32782
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10927.1
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3669
3.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
1.53
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.11
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5658
4.66
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5527
4.55
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.956
3.956
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.33
87.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.35
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0