Wally Gilbert vs. Matt Luke — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Matt Luke
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Matt Luke are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Luke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .663) and slugging (.461 vs .341). Wally Gilbert had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .298). By the career numbers, Matt Luke 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 Matt Luke

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
253.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
291
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
554.64
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
65
134.02
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
37
76.29
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
24.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.06
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.93
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.73
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.52
62.75
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.14
76.57
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
255.67
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
85
175.26
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
80.41
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
131.96
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302.63
70.98
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.41
73
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.06
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.18
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
144.33
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
4.16
4.16
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.06
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.37
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.12
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.19
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Luke
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Matt Luke

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.41
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.99
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1741
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580.1
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.93
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.29
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.33
70.33
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Luke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0