Lou Dials vs. Dave Magadan — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Dave Magadan
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Dave Magadan are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Magadan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.773 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .338). Lou Dials had the advantage in slugging (.399 vs .377). By the career numbers, Dave Magadan 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 Dave Magadan

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1582
191.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4963
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
530.45
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4159
502.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
144.71
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
111.71
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.36
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.57
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.49
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
5.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
33
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
83.04
77.01
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657.6
79.5
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1567
189.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
213
197.53
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1927
232.96
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
62.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
59.84
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
969
117.15
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
90.18
83.63
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705.28
85.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.45
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
86.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.56
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
546
66.01
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.09
9.09
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.04
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
98
11.85
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.66
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Dave Magadan

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
1.3
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27173
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9057.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4313
4.29
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
1.37
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5795
5.76
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5696
5.66
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.361
4.361
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.26
77.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0