Ed Flanagan vs. Fred Lear — Career Comparison

Ed Flanagan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman
Fred Lear
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Flanagan and Fred Lear are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Flanagan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .627) and slugging (.375 vs .313). Fred Lear had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .296). By the career numbers, Ed Flanagan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Flanagan and Fred Lear

Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
140.78
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
238.1
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
563.13
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
166
526.98
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
140.78
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
39
123.81
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.59
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
40.22
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.52
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.06
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.35
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.77
66.27
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
17.6
55.89
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
211.17
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
52
165.08
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
53
177.65
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
184.13
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
77.09
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
20
63.49
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
60.34
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
134.08
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
36
114.29
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
69.35
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
19.51
61.95
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.35
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.97
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
28
88.89
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
6.75
6.75
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Flanagan and Fred Lear

Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
27
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
9.99
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
10.89
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
10.36
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.167
10.167
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.375
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0