Brian Giles vs. Harry Luff — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Harry Luff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaNew Haven Elm CitysUnknownThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Giles and Harry Luff are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Giles posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .589) and on-base percentage (.299 vs .258). Harry Luff had the advantage in slugging (.331 vs .309). By the career numbers, Brian Giles had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Harry Luff

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
106
139.17
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
600
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
457
600
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
537.8
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
590.81
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
145.73
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
110.28
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.63
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.19
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.63
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.07
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
35.45
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.08
53.16
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
36.72
48.22
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
166.12
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
195.62
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
177.5
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
118
154.92
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
56.13
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
55.14
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.93
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
27
35.45
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
87.96
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.35
54.12
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
40.81
53.58
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.19
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.4
91.4
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.94
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.94
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.88
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.5
67.5
Harry Luff
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Harry Luff

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.06
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2973
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.04
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.14
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
5.92
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
6.28
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
5.14
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Harry Luff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.838
4.838
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Luff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0