Billy Beane vs. Jim Pyburn — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Pyburn
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Jim Pyburn are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Beane posted stronger numbers in slugging (.296 vs .272) and batting average (.219 vs .190). Jim Pyburn had the advantage in on-base percentage (.275 vs .246). By the career numbers, Billy Beane 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 Jim Pyburn

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
148
281.9
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
284.68
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
294
529.73
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
56
100.9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.41
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.42
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
42.2
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
80
144.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
163.96
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
64.86
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.04
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
106.67
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
53
95.5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.09
41.6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
61.26
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
100.9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.24
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.22
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.81
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Jim Pyburn

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.71
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.83
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
2.22
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.8
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.76
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0