Horatio Lamar vs. Bobby Valentine — Career Comparison

Horatio Lamar
Greatest GenerationGaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Bobby Valentine
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Horatio Lamar and Bobby Valentine are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Valentine posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.317 vs .300) and batting average (.260 vs .125). Horatio Lamar had the advantage in OPS (.675 vs .643). By the career numbers, Bobby Valentine had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Horatio Lamar and Bobby Valentine

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
200.84
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
600
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1698
533.68
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
138.61
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
113.46
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
18.54
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.83
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.77
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
25.14
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
76.47
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.2
53.5
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
174.12
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
185.44
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
55.32
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
49.35
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
100.89
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
73.66
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191.58
60.21
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.83
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
44
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.57
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
134
42.12
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.25
14.25
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
49
15.4
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.49
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.29
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
14.77
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Horatio Lamar and Bobby Valentine

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.33
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.01
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10954
27
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3651.1
9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.07
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.8
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
2.05
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.18
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
4.3
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
4.11
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0