Wally Gilbert vs. Lenn Sakata — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lenn Sakata
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Wally Gilbert posted the stronger offensive profile against Lenn Sakata. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .289). Lenn Sakata had the advantage in home run production (25 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 Lenn Sakata

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
238.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1289
543.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
221
93.18
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
46
19.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.54
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
75
31.62
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
123.68
52.15
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
425
179.2
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
401
169.08
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
163
68.73
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.2
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
247
104.15
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
124.98
52.7
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.37
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
22
9.28
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.91
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.65
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.17
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
19.82
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
63.83
63.83

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Lenn Sakata

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.45
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.93
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10219
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406.1
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
1.93
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1157
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.15
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.12
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
5.21
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
5.08
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.517
3.517
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.53
64.53
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.71
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0