Ryan Lavarnway vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Ryan Lavarnway
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Lavarnway and Dick Wallace are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Wallace posted stronger numbers in OPS (.643 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .274). Ryan Lavarnway had the advantage in slugging (.345 vs .304). 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 Ryan Lavarnway and Dick Wallace

Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
203.7
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
486
600
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
551.85
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
97
119.75
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
131.12
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
58
71.6
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
112.76
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
37.04
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.31
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.53
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.11
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.15
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
41.86
51.68
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.71
59.55
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
190.12
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
154.08
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
132
162.96
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
192.35
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
37
45.68
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.39
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
61.73
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.88
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
78
96.3
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
111.73
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
47.48
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.32
69.55
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.06
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
32
39.51
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
58.16
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
120
148.15
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.23
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.52
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Lavarnway and Dick Wallace

Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.98
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
7.94
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
2.44
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.88
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.45
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
5.76
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
8.35
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1344
5.32
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.576
6.576
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.053
5.053
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.12
77.12
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.75
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0