Lyman Bostock vs. Doc Lavan — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Doc Lavan
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lyman Bostock comes out clearly ahead of Doc Lavan across most offensive categories. Lyman Bostock led in contact rate (K%+ 163 vs 109), home run production (HR/PA+ 46 vs 12), and walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 59). Lyman Bostock was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Doc Lavan

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
526
142.55
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
163.61
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4265
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2004
543.09
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3891
547.39
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
169.11
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
954
134.21
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
127.1
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
108.04
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
27.64
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
18.85
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.13
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
6.33
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.23
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.98
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
42.01
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
26.17
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.53
81.71
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.52
49.45
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
855
231.71
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
168.68
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
217.89
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
166.99
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
82.66
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
47.55
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
67.75
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
53.04
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
144.17
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
99.6
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321.77
87.2
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396.27
55.75
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.44
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.38
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
46.34
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
29.4
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
47.15
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
376
52.9
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.72
12.72
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.34
11.34
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.71
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
19.84
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
64
17.34
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
12.2
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
9.99
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.59
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
7.88
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
19.78
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
17.87
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.64
61.64
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.91
55.91

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Doc Lavan

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.06
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13057
27
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4352.1
9
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
2.53
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3668
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
2.62
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.59
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6157
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.03
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.452
2.452
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0