Howard Battle vs. Barry Lyons — Career Comparison

Howard Battle
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Howard Battle and Barry Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Howard Battle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.673 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .278). Barry Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .324). By the career numbers, Howard Battle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Howard Battle and Barry Lyons

Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
404.65
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
224.89
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
600
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628
558.22
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
133.33
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
95.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.33
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
63.67
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
47.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
112.89
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
70.37
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
81.78
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.56
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Howard Battle and Barry Lyons

Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.37
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.92
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.41
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.93
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.78
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.07
98.07
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.687
5.687
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.33