Joe Lafata vs. Tom O'Malley — Career Comparison

Joe Lafata
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Tom O'Malley
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Tom O'Malley posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Lafata. Tom O'Malley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.678 vs .625) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .303). Joe Lafata had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Tom O'Malley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Lafata and Tom O'Malley

Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
289.73
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
204.69
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
263
600
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1366
600
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
538.4
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213
532.8
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
54
123.19
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
136.16
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
44
100.38
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
104.54
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.84
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
23.72
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.41
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
5.71
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
22.81
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
31.63
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
24.31
55.46
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.88
59.25
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
76
173.38
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
181.41
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.23
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
196.78
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.72
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.39
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
77.57
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
57.54
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
136.88
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
103.22
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
26.24
59.86
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.39
63.42
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
24
54.75
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
58.42
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.47
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
95.82
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
66.33
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.95
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.13
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
16.25
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.88
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.51
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.39
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Joe Lafata and Tom O'Malley

Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.21
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.99
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8158
27
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2719.1
9
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.81
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
1.95
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
2.9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
2.76
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.34
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.221
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.282
2.282
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.64
81.64
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Tom O'Malley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Malley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0