Don Blasingame vs. Granville Lyons — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Don Blasingame and Granville Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Granville Lyons posted stronger numbers in slugging (.364 vs .327) and home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). Don Blasingame had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .300). By the career numbers, Granville Lyons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Granville Lyons

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
151.79
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
502
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
552.19
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1366
138.03
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
142.23
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.32
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
37.05
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.67
61.76
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
200.8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1933
195.32
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
147
175.7
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
73.86
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
64.54
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.74
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
125.5
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.04
69.38
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.08
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
251
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Granville Lyons

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.19
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.08
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3064
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021.1
9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3160
2.48
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
8.88
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
2.9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.49
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.12
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7014
5.51
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
9.67
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6856
5.39
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
9.38
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.019
5.019
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.882
7.882
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.37
90.37
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0