Lyman Bostock vs. Bob Oliver — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Oliver
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lyman Bostock comes out clearly ahead of Bob Oliver across most offensive categories. Lyman Bostock led in contact rate (K%+ 163 vs 71), walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 55), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 92). Bob Oliver held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 46). Lyman Bostock was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bob Oliver

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
526
142.55
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
847
162.73
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3123
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2004
543.09
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2914
559.85
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
169.11
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
143.13
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
127.1
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
101.83
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
27.64
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
102
19.6
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.13
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.65
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.23
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
18.06
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
42.01
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
41.31
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.53
81.71
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333.91
64.15
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
855
231.71
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
224.21
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
217.89
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
176.75
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
82.66
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
293
56.29
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
250
67.75
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
80.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
144.17
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
118.73
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321.77
87.2
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336.6
64.67
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.44
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.65
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
46.34
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
156
29.97
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
5
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
47.15
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
562
107.97
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.72
12.72
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.56
5.56
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.71
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.73
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
4.8
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
17.34
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
101
19.4
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
12.2
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.27
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.69
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
19.78
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.96
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.64
61.64
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
54.84
54.84

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bob Oliver

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.06
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1.12
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
1
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
1
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13057
27
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19199
27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4352.1
9
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399.2
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
2.53
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3931
5.53
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
0.67
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
2.62
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4473
6.29
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
2.59
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
6.2
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.452
2.452
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.517
5.517
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.24
89.24
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.49
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0