Marv Foley vs. Dave Malarcher — Career Comparison

Marv Foley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Malarcher
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Marv Foley and Dave Malarcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Malarcher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .301). Marv Foley had the advantage in slugging (.334 vs .320). By the career numbers, Dave Malarcher had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marv Foley and Dave Malarcher

Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
255.35
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
144.19
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3071
600
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
527.04
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2570
502.12
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.24
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
134.03
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
72
90.57
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
113.51
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
15.63
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.52
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.37
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.67
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
20.51
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.37
55.81
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360.05
70.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
176.1
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
160.79
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
138
173.58
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
208.66
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.54
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
89.29
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.15
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
54.9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
95.6
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
142.82
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
57.4
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.85
78.51
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.06
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
51.57
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
68.58
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
76.73
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.49
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.82
7.82
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.52
133.52
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.26
15.26
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.29
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
23.25
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.32
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.55
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
24.62
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.54
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
27.16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.65
90.65

Fielding Stats for Marv Foley and Dave Malarcher

Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.53
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.19
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
0.84
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16875
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.38
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
1.28
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
1.95
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.21
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.92
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
3.44
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.84
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017
3.23
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.819
3.819
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.715
2.715
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.06
65.06
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.26
70.26
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.14
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.99
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.37
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0