Lyman Bostock vs. Bob Harvey — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Harvey
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lyman Bostock and Bob Harvey are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Harvey had the edge in on-base percentage (.378 vs .371). By the career numbers, Bob Harvey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bob Harvey

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
142.55
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
154.64
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
873
600
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2004
543.09
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
779
535.4
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
169.11
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
244
167.7
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
127.1
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
128.52
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
27.64
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
37
25.43
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.13
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.56
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.23
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.19
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
42.01
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57
39.18
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.53
81.71
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130.26
89.53
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
231.71
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
330
226.8
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
217.89
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
224.05
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
82.66
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
114
78.35
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
67.75
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
81.79
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
144.17
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
153.95
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321.77
87.2
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143.13
98.37
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.44
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
46.34
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.98
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
174
47.15
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
12.72
12.72
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436.5
436.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.71
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.56
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
64
17.34
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
12.2
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.44
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
19.78
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.44
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
61.64
61.64
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bob Harvey

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
1.06
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.11
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.08
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13057
27
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5389
27
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4352.1
9
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1796.1
9
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
2.53
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.38
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
2.62
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.55
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.59
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.45
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.452
2.452
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Bob Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0