Dave Engle vs. Jack Lapp — Career Comparison

Dave Engle
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Dave Engle and Jack Lapp each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Dave Engle had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 195 vs 113), while Jack Lapp led in home run production (HR/PA+ 127 vs 65). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Dave Engle and Jack Lapp

Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
199.78
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
567
188.06
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1784
600
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1643
552.58
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
144.96
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
416
137.98
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
299
100.56
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
108.13
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
29.6
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.37
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.43
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
44.39
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
189.61
63.77
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.62
65.54
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
214.57
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
554
186.32
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
199
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
67.6
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
60.87
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
118.05
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
197.34
66.37
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219.95
72.95
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.32
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
120
40.36
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.35
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
190
63.9
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
58.04
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.71
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
59
19.84
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.31
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.36
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.28
Dave Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.61
51.61

Fielding Stats for Dave Engle and Jack Lapp

Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.26
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.2
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1332
4.42
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.85
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
4.76
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.781
3.781
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.42
79.42
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.37
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Dave Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
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