Wally Gilbert vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Higham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .663) and slugging (.378 vs .341). Wally Gilbert had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .314). By the career numbers, Dick Higham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Gilbert and Dick Higham

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
138.62
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
146.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
114.46
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
26.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.64
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.52
62.75
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198.9
66.19
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
188.35
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302.63
70.98
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
38
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
131
30.73
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
19.53
19.53
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Dick Higham

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.35
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10356
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3452
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
4.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
3.46
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.44
80.44
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.44
31.44
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0