Harold Baines vs. Lyle Overbay — Career Comparison

Harold Baines
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Harold Baines comes out clearly ahead of Lyle Overbay across most offensive categories. Harold Baines led in home run production (HR/PA+ 173 vs 110), contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 109). Harold Baines was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harold Baines and Lyle Overbay

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2830
153.08
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1587
164.29
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11092
600
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9908
535.95
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5102
528.16
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2866
155.03
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1355
140.27
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
105.21
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
86.54
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
26.4
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.65
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.24
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
20.77
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
151
15.63
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
921
49.82
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
53.73
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1611.5
87.17
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
770.9
79.8
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4604
249.04
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
226.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3942
213.23
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
2011
208.18
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1299
70.27
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
645
66.77
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1628
88.06
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
675
69.88
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
137.56
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
121.01
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.47
88.74
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
765.15
79.21
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.76
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.86
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1062
57.45
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
638
66.05
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
10.12
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
57
5.9
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1441
77.95
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
114.7
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
7.7
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.49
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
5.36
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.62
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
298
16.12
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
15.42
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.84
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.97
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.84
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
3.68
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.08
73.08

Fielding Stats for Harold Baines and Lyle Overbay

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
1.07
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
1.09
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
1.02
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
1.01
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
26867
27
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35779
27
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
8955.2
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11926.1
9
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
2.04
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.07
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
0.75
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.05
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.05
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
2.16
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
2.11
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.57
92.57
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.02
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0