Rance Pless vs. Bobby Tolan — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Bobby Tolan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rance Pless and Bobby Tolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Tolan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .684) and slugging (.382 vs .329). Rance Pless had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 vs .318). By the career numbers, Bobby Tolan 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 Bobby Tolan

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
164.92
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4664
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4238
545.2
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
23
143.75
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1121
144.21
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
106.52
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
22.26
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
4.37
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
11.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
37.69
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514.99
66.25
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1620
208.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
185.76
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
73.58
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
63.94
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
983
126.46
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
62.84
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532.09
68.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.36
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
33.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.47
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
587
75.51
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
7.95
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
8.23
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.02
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.71
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
24.83
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
12.86
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
37.69
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.87
65.87

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Bobby Tolan

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
1.12
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
0.98
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27338
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9112.2
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2915
2.88
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.1
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3074
3.04
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016
2.98
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.75
87.75
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bobby Tolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.08
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0