Lou Gehrig vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Lou Gehrig
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Lou Gehrig posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Higham. Lou Gehrig posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.080 vs .692) and on-base percentage (.447 vs .314). By the career numbers, Lou Gehrig 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 Gehrig and Dick Higham

Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2164
134.41
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9660
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8001
496.96
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.053
1.053
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2721
169.01
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1531
95.09
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
33.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
85
28.29
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
10.12
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.99
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
30.62
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
73.91
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
104
34.61
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2222.79
138.06
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5060
314.29
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
676
224.96
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4274
265.47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.247
1.247
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1888
117.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1995
123.91
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
204
67.89
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3390
210.56
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
584
194.34
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207.87
137.13
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
234.07
77.89
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.8
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1508
93.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
790
49.07
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
12.23
12.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
6.58
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.12
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
6.34
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
6.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.66
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
12.61
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.31
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
50.25
50.25
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Lou Gehrig and Dick Higham

Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.35
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10356
27
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3452
9
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19525
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20808
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
4.3
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20612
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
3.46
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.06
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.44
80.44
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.44
31.44
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1575
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0