Lou Dials vs. Jason McDonald — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Jason McDonald
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Jason McDonald are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .689) and slugging (.399 vs .342). Jason McDonald had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 vs .338). 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 Jason McDonald

Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
208.76
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
530.45
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
505.11
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.11
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
19.71
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.03
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
43
31.39
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.44
67.47
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
172.99
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
213
197.53
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
204.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
82.48
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
51
37.23
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
153
111.68
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95.53
69.73
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.84
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
76.64
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
155
113.14
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.22
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.09
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.87
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.96
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
63.46
63.46

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Jason McDonald

Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.39
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.69
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.86
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.78
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.84
64.84
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0