Marv Lane vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Marv Lane
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Dick Wallace posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Lane. Dick Wallace posted stronger numbers in OPS (.643 vs .612) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .316). Marv Lane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dick Wallace had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marv Lane and Dick Wallace

Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
257.14
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
511.43
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
37
105.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
131.12
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
28
80
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
112.76
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.31
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.53
52.95
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.71
59.55
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
53
151.43
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
154.08
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
65
185.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
192.35
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.39
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
48.57
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.88
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
37
105.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
111.73
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
19.14
54.7
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.32
69.55
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.06
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
80
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
58.16
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
42
120
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Marv Lane and Dick Wallace

Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.44
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
9
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.12
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.44
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.88
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.24
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
5.76
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
5.32
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.26
98.26
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.053
5.053
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.81
60.81
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0