Les Mann vs. Carl Sumner — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Les Mann and Carl Sumner are closely matched on the surface stats. Les Mann posted stronger numbers in slugging (.398 vs .379) and batting average (.282 vs .276). Carl Sumner had the advantage in OPS (.762 vs .731). By the career numbers, Les Mann had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Les Mann and Carl Sumner

Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1498
172.81
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5201
600
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4716
544.05
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1332
153.66
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
979
112.94
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
23.42
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
12.23
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.08
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
40.72
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653.7
75.41
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
84.35
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1879
216.77
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
194.12
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1684
194.27
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
78.1
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
58.03
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
131.05
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718.24
82.86
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
89.68
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.23
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
37.38
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
53.53
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.21
11.21
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
15.34
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
14.88
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.42
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
17.3
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
86
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Les Mann and Carl Sumner

Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1369
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2610
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2880
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2783
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.033
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Mann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0