Lyman Bostock vs. Ed Ott — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lyman Bostock comes out clearly ahead of Ed Ott across most offensive categories. Lyman Bostock led in contact rate (K%+ 163 vs 99), batting average (AVG+ 119 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 96). Ed Ott held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 97 vs 46). Lyman Bostock was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Ed Ott

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
526
142.55
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
173.48
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1961
600
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2004
543.09
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1792
548.29
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
169.11
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
465
142.27
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
127.1
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
346
105.86
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
27.64
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
76
23.25
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.13
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.06
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.23
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.1
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
42.01
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
119
36.41
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.53
81.71
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
206.37
63.14
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
231.71
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
660
201.94
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
217.89
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
606
185.42
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
82.66
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
196
59.97
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
67.75
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
195
59.66
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
144.17
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
358
109.54
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.77
87.2
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
214.55
65.64
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.44
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.92
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
46.34
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.22
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.42
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
47.15
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
254
77.72
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.72
12.72
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.71
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.59
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.98
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
64
17.34
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.71
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
12.2
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.28
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.9
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
19.78
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.18
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.64
61.64
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Ed Ott

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.06
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.11
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
0.98
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13057
27
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12474
27
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4352.1
9
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
2.53
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2495
5.4
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.1
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
2.62
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
6.06
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
2.59
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.96
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.452
2.452
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.391
5.391
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.04
89.04
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.67
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.37