Wally Gilbert vs. Joe Lafata — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Lafata
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Wally Gilbert posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Lafata. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .625) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .303). Joe Lafata had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wally Gilbert 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 Joe Lafata

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
289.73
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
263
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
236
538.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
54
123.19
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
44
100.38
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.84
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.41
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
22.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
24.31
55.46
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
76
173.38
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.72
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
77.57
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
136.88
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
26.24
59.86
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.28
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.75
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
95.82
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.56
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.13
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.56
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.56
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Joe Lafata

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.34
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.221
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0