David Lamb vs. Kensuke Tanaka — Career Comparison

David Lamb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop
Kensuke Tanaka
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, David Lamb and Kensuke Tanaka are closely matched on the surface stats. Kensuke Tanaka posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .561) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .273). David Lamb had the advantage in slugging (.288 vs .267). By the career numbers, Kensuke Tanaka had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for David Lamb and Kensuke Tanaka

David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
276
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
15
264.71
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
556
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
120
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
92
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
40.32
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
63.68
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
160
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
164
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
211.76
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
124
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.21
40.85
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
75.49
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
44
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
84
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for David Lamb and Kensuke Tanaka

David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.76
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.47
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.83
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.93
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.92
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.84
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.14
95.14
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0