Bill Bethea vs. Otis Lawry — Career Comparison

Bill Bethea
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Otis Lawry
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Bethea and Otis Lawry are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Bethea posted stronger numbers in OPS (.465 vs .439) and on-base percentage (.265 vs .242). Otis Lawry had the advantage in batting average (.191 vs .167). By the career numbers, Bill Bethea had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Bethea and Otis Lawry

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
217.35
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
544.9
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
104.08
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
31.37
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.55
29.24
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
107.14
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
140.82
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
52.04
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
67.35
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
32.84
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.56
32.31
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
33.67
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
30
91.84
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
6.53
6.53
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Bethea and Otis Lawry

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.94
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
27
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.1
9
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.14
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.14
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.28
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.28
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.35
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.25
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Otis Lawry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Lawry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0