Fred Lear vs. Matt Walbeck — Career Comparison

Fred Lear
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Matt Walbeck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Lear and Matt Walbeck are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Lear posted stronger numbers in OPS (.627 vs .597) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .281). Matt Walbeck had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Fred Lear had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Lear and Matt Walbeck

Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
238.1
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
179.47
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
189
600
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2280
600
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
166
526.98
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2109
555
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
39
123.81
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.47
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.59
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
100
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.52
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
20.79
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.32
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.37
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
29.47
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.6
55.89
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181.5
47.76
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
52
165.08
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
175
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
184.13
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
167.11
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
56.58
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
54.74
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
114.29
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
103.95
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.51
61.95
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189.03
49.74
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.63
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.97
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
35
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.05
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
88.89
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
343
90.26
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
6.75
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.68
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.68
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
56
14.74
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.42
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.16
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.58
Fred Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52

Fielding Stats for Fred Lear and Matt Walbeck

Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
1.16
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15242
27
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5080.2
9
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3304
5.85
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.06
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
6.35
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3552
6.29
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.375
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Walbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.74
Fred Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Walbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.33