Ron LeFlore vs. Terry Puhl

[Cowtipper]

We're playing the "who is better than his most similar comp" game.

My starting point was Tommy Dowd, the guy with the lowest WAR among all batters with at least 5,000 plate appearances. I hope to work my way up to *somebody* vs. Babe Ruth. That'd be cool.

Which of these players would you like to build your franchise around?

LeFlore:

1099 G
4872 PA
4458 AB
731 R
1283 H
172 2B
57 3B
59 HR
353 RBI
455 SB
142 CS
363 BB
888 K
.288 BA
.342 OBP
.392 SLG
.734 OPS
104 OPS+
1746 TB
73 GDP
17 HBP
14 SH
20 SF
15 IBB
16.3 WAR

Puhl:

1531 G
5480 PA
4855 AB
676 R
1361 H
226 2B
56 3B
62 HR
435 RBI
217 SB
99 CS
505 BB
507 K
.280 BA
.349 OBP
.388 SLG
.737 OPS
112 OPS+
1885 TB
59 GDP
26 HBP
57 SH
36 SF
49 IBB
26.2 WAR

If LeFlore wins, he will face his most-similar comp's eighth most similar comp. If Puhl wins, he will face his second-most similar comp.

Past face-offs (winner in bold):

Tommy Dowd vs. Ned Hanlon (as a player)
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Joe Hornung
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Curt Welch
Curt Welch vs. Blondie Purcell
Curt Welch vs. Bob Bescher
Curt Welch vs. George Pinkney
Curt Welch vs. Joe Hornung
Curt Welch vs. Rube Oldring
Curt Welch vs. Solly Hofman
Curt Welch vs. Tom York
Curt Welch vs. George Case
Curt Welch vs. Tommy Dowd
Curt Welch vs. Charlie Hemphill
Curt Welch vs. George Browne
Curt Welch vs. Jack McCarthy
Curt Welch vs. Shad Barry
Curt Welch vs. Patsy Dougherty
Patsy Dougherty vs. Carson Bigbee
Patsy Dougherty vs. Jack Smith
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates - tie
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates vs. Cliff Heathcote vs. Mike Mitchell
Patsy Dougherty vs. Lou Finney
Patsy Dougherty vs. Whitey Witt
Patsy Dougherty vs. Ducky Holmes
Patsy Dougherty vs. Matty McIntyre
Patsy Dougherty vs. Gene Richards
Patsy Dougherty vs. Tom Goodwin
Patsy Dougherty vs. Peanuts Lowrey
Patsy Dougherty vs. Patsy Tebeau
Patsy Dougherty vs. Billy Hatcher
Patsy Dougherty vs. Red Murray
Patsy Dougherty vs. Hi Myers
Patsy Dougherty vs. Mike Kreevich
Patsy Dougherty vs. Luis Polonia
Patsy Dougherty vs. Darryl Hamilton
Patsy Dougherty vs. Max Flack
Patsy Dougherty vs. Al Bumbry
Patsy Dougherty vs. Ron LeFlore
Ron LeFlore vs. Mookie Wilson
Ron LeFlore vs. Dan Gladden
Ron LeFlore vs. Doug Glanville
Ron LeFlore vs. Taylor Douthit

[1905 Giants]

LeFlore had a good run but I'm taking Puhl.

[PVNICK]

You know even though Puhl somehow became the the poster boy for the HOF conversation mockers he gets my vote here.

[Cowtipper]

LeFlore must have been considerably more exciting - how can a guy who steals that many bags not be? - but if I wanted my team to win more, I'd pick Puhl. Though he wasn't the speedster LeFlore was, he did steal his share of bases, while walking more, striking out less and getting on base just a bit more frequently.

[Buzzaldrin]

I watched both these guys a lot when i was a teenager- I voted for LeFlore for All-Star, sure, but Puhl kicked his butt as a player.