Rance Pless vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Dave Roberts
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rance Pless and Dave Roberts are closely matched on the surface stats. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .651) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .293). Dave Roberts had the advantage in slugging (.357 vs .329). By the career numbers, Rance Pless had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rance Pless and Dave Roberts

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
194.34
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2189
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2017
552.86
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
132.39
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
95.93
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.92
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
13.43
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
36.46
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213.94
58.64
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
197.62
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
169.67
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
53.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
57.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
96.76
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215.71
59.13
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
35.08
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.03
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
361
98.95
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
6.06
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.47
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
9.87
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
9.59
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.14
77.14

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Dave Roberts

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.29
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
0.95
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14344
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4781.1
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
1.97
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.75
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.18
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
3.9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
3.72
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.883
2.883
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.22
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08