Jim Kane vs. David Lamb — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Jim Kane posted the stronger offensive profile against David Lamb. Jim Kane posted stronger numbers in OPS (.603 vs .561) and on-base percentage (.299 vs .273). David Lamb had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Kane had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Kane and David Lamb

Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
55
198.8
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
276
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
524.1
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
556
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
126.51
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
30
120
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
104.82
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
23
92
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.84
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.84
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.87
53.76
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
40.32
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
159.04
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
160
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
169.88
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
41
164
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
52
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
137.35
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
31
124
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
61.4
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
10.21
40.85
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
44
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
84
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
10.38
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.53
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jim Kane and David Lamb

Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.76
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.83
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.47
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.93
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.92
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
11.52
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.09
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
11.13
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.84
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.14
95.14
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0