Yogi Berra vs. Jimmie Lyons — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Jimmie Lyons
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Jimmie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .768) and slugging (.482 vs .409). Jimmie Lyons had the advantage in on-base percentage (.359 vs .352). By the career numbers, Yogi Berra had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Jimmie Lyons

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
440
144.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1821
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1602
527.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
156.18
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
119.93
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
19.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
110
36.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
269.47
88.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
656
216.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
631
207.91
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
102.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
226
74.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
161.19
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
169.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290.19
95.61
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
50.74
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
20.2
20.2
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.08
140.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.85
11.85
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
20.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
49.42
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.62
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
53.05
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.17
93.17

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Jimmie Lyons

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
1.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.61
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10979
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3659.2
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
1.89
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.24
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
2.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
2.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
1.897
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Jimmie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Jimmie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0