Billy Beane vs. Lance Blankenship — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lance Blankenship
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Lance Blankenship are closely matched on the surface stats. Lance Blankenship posted stronger numbers in OPS (.651 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lance Blankenship had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Lance Blankenship

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
214.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1292
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
487.62
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
108.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
80.34
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
22.29
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.18
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.86
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.23
60.48
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
145.82
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
206.19
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.73
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
42.72
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
120.28
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.34
62.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
92.88
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
101.24
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
11.61
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.79
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.54
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
25.08
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.36
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.05
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
33.44
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Lance Blankenship

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.43
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.96
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8437
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2812.1
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
2.41
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.7
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.17
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
4.11
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.879
2.879
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.26
67.26
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.38
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0