Lyman Bostock vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lyman Bostock posted the stronger offensive profile against Jesse Williams. Lyman Bostock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.769 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .339). Jesse Williams had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lyman Bostock 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 Jesse Williams

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
107
150.35
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
151.18
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
546.6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
175.64
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
141.73
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
141.92
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
108.66
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.89
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
21
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
9.45
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.62
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.72
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.21
83.19
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137.47
72.16
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
219.2
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
216.39
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
200
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
75.88
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
99
139.11
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
139.11
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.2
94.42
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151.13
79.33
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
29
40.75
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.05
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.65
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.97
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Jesse Williams

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.13
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.1
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.09
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.05
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
27
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
862.2
9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
7.73
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.51
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400
5.31
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.24
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
4.98
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.315
7.315
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.516
4.516
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.38
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0