Lou Dials vs. Eric McNair — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Eric McNair
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Eric McNair are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .710) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .318). Eric McNair had the advantage in home run production (82 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 Eric McNair

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
160.43
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
154.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4869
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4519
556.87
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
152.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
110.91
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
28.22
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.57
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
10.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
41.9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556.06
68.52
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
218.48
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1526
188.05
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
72.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633
78
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
140.85
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602.49
74.24
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
32.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
328
40.42
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
14.84
14.84
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
7.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.07
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
7.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.92
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
52.21
52.21

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Eric McNair

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.13
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3975
27
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
9
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.66
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2132
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.02
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5488
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.85
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5216
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.92
91.92
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.417
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0