Wayne Gross vs. Luis Valbuena — Career Comparison

Wayne Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Wayne Gross and Luis Valbuena are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Wayne Gross, 102 for Luis Valbuena), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Wayne Gross, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Wayne Gross and Luis Valbuena

Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
180.33
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1011
169.87
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
600
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
3125
509.51
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
528.93
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
118.53
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
119.29
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
76.79
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
418
70.23
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
126
20.54
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.47
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.51
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
19.73
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
114
19.15
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
256
41.74
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
49.06
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452.58
73.79
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
406.79
68.35
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
201.2
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
208.18
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
200.38
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
185.33
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
373
60.82
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
63.34
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
64.57
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
105.65
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.85
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452.03
73.7
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
391.95
65.86
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.26
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.19
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
78.59
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
374
62.84
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.54
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
80.87
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
788
132.4
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.42
7.42
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.73
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.91
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.53
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.34
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
57
9.58
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.91
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.85
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.59
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.69
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
7.5
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.54
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.17
52.17
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Wayne Gross and Luis Valbuena

Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
1.23
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
1.17
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
1.02
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
1.01
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23245
27
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7748.1
9
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
1.8
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
1.73
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.17
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.09
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3181
3.69
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3289
3.91
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
3.53
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
3.82
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.869
2.869
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.279
3.279
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
83
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.25
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
0.4
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0