Don Dillard vs. Earle Gardner — Career Comparison

Don Dillard
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueUnknown
Earle Gardner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Dillard and Earle Gardner are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Dillard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .609) and slugging (.387 vs .304). Earle Gardner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .295). By the career numbers, Don Dillard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Dillard and Earle Gardner

Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
319.37
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
157.96
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
511
600
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1037
600
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
558.9
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
548.51
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
136.2
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
144.07
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
81
95.11
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
125.55
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.79
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
15.04
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.87
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.89
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.44
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
41.1
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
32
18.51
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.22
62.49
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94.68
54.78
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
216.05
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
166.63
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
149
174.95
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
177.63
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
69.28
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
60.75
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
47
55.19
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
62.49
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
92
108.02
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
122.66
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
54.13
63.56
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.06
63.68
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.63
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
37.57
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
28.93
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
85
99.8
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
41.08
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
14.61
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.94
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.74
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.99
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.63
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.62
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.61
82.61

Fielding Stats for Don Dillard and Earle Gardner

Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.44
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.34
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.02
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2266
27
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2952
27
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
755.1
9
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
984
9
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.86
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
4.82
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
6.46
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.67
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.98
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
11.95
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.93
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
11.28
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.816
4.816
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.98
61.98
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.98
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0