Lyman Bostock vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lyman Bostock and Sam Chapman are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Chapman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .769) and slugging (.438 vs .401). Lyman Bostock had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .342). By the career numbers, Sam Chapman 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 Sam Chapman

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
150.35
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
546.6
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
175.64
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
141.92
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
95.04
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.89
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.57
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
47.36
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.21
83.19
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
156
219.2
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
216.39
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1906
204.21
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
54
75.88
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
99
139.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.2
94.42
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.61
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
29
40.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
682
73.07
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.65
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.75
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.62
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.46
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Sam Chapman

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.13
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.09
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862.2
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
7.73
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.51
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.46
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.24
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.315
7.315
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0