Billy Beane vs. David Lamb — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
David Lamb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and David Lamb are closely matched on the surface stats. David Lamb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.561 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.273 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, David Lamb 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 David Lamb

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
69
276
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
139
556
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
30
120
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
23
92
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
40.32
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
40
160
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
164
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
52
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
124
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.21
40.85
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
44
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
7.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.24
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
David Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and David Lamb

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.76
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.83
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.92
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.84
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.14
95.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0