Mike Lieberthal vs. Dick Spalding — Career Comparison

Mike Lieberthal
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Dick Spalding
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Lieberthal and Dick Spalding are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Lieberthal posted stronger numbers in OPS (.788 vs .698) and slugging (.446 vs .346). Dick Spalding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 vs .342). By the career numbers, Mike Lieberthal had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Dick Spalding

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
154.89
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
131
151.45
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4695
600
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
519
600
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4218
539.04
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
465
537.57
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1155
147.6
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
160.69
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
94.31
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
138.73
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
32.84
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.5
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
19.17
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
53.29
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.97
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627.95
80.25
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
58.84
68.03
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
240.51
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
161
186.13
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
201.79
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
204.62
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
68.24
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
79.77
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
77.96
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
25
28.9
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
127.03
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
94
108.67
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638.96
81.66
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.99
79.76
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.37
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
42.81
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
43.93
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.35
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
571
72.97
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
50.87
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
11.8
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.5
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.5
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
114
14.57
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.02
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.78
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.31
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.92
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.09
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Dick Spalding

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
1.07
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.02
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29486
27
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9828.2
9
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7829
7.17
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
0.45
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.07
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8391
7.68
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8319
7.62
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.25
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.145
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.06
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.07
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
0.54
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.23
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0