John Glenn vs. David Lamb — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, John Glenn and David Lamb are closely matched on the surface stats. John Glenn posted stronger numbers in OPS (.573 vs .561) and slugging (.323 vs .288). David Lamb had the advantage in on-base percentage (.273 vs .250). By the career numbers, John Glenn had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Glenn and David Lamb

John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
276
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
556
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
120
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
92
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
45.83
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
40.32
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
160
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
164
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
52
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
124
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
55.71
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.21
40.85
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
84
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
7.14
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for John Glenn and David Lamb

John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.76
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.83
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.78
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.93
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.92
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.78
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.78
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.84
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.14
95.14
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0