Marty Marion vs. Denis Menke — Career Comparison

Marty Marion
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Denis Menke
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Denis Menke comes out clearly ahead of Marty Marion across most offensive categories. Denis Menke led in home run production (HR/PA+ 99 vs 33), walk rate (BB%+ 149 vs 84), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 99). Denis Menke was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Marty Marion and Denis Menke

Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
153.59
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
161.58
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6141
600
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
5934
600
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5506
537.96
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
5071
512.74
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1448
141.48
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
128.41
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
107.77
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
904
91.41
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
26.58
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
225
22.75
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.62
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.04
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.52
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
10.21
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
345
33.71
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
37.01
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
611.5
59.75
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681.5
68.91
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1902
185.83
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1878
189.89
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
1932
188.76
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
203.64
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
602
58.82
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
61.17
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
60.97
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
61.27
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
116.27
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1110
112.23
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
676.34
66.08
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703.39
71.12
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.37
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
470
45.92
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
70.58
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7.38
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
52.47
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
853
86.25
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
11.44
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
14.75
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.46
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.57
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
120
11.72
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
10.01
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.42
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.44
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.2
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.62
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.9
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.59
94.59
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Marty Marion and Denis Menke

Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1549
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.17
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
0.99
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38272
27
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12757.1
9
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3108
2.19
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
2.6
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.15
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8068
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
4.95
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7816
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6796
4.79
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.046
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.092
4.092
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.65
84.65
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
0.48
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0