Charlie Lau vs. Earl McNeely — Career Comparison

Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Earl McNeely
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Lau and Earl McNeely are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Lau posted stronger numbers in slugging (.365 vs .354) and home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). Earl McNeely had the advantage in batting average (.272 vs .255). By the career numbers, Charlie Lau had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Lau and Earl McNeely

Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
161.47
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2538
600
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1170
535.47
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2254
532.86
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
145.15
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
111.11
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
25.3
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.12
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.8
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.32
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.95
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
40.27
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
34.04
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.86
66.87
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
195.42
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
188.89
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
195.27
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
87.23
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
64.07
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
50.35
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
136.64
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310.79
73.47
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.86
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
49.89
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
43.26
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
44.21
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.57
13.57
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.86
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
17.02
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
16.31
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.69
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
62.73
62.73

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lau and Earl McNeely

Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.02
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7311
27
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2437
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1519
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.494
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.48
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0