Dain Clay vs. Jim Lyttle — Career Comparison

Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jim Lyttle
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Jim Lyttle posted the stronger offensive profile against Dain Clay. Jim Lyttle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .626) and slugging (.352 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in batting average (.258 vs .248). By the career numbers, Jim Lyttle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dain Clay and Jim Lyttle

Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
297.72
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
788
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
543.85
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
710
540.61
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
176
134.01
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
125
95.18
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
22.25
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.17
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.81
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.85
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
38.83
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76.44
58.2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
190.36
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
238
181.22
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
71.69
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
71
54.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.3
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
105.24
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
132
100.51
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.39
63.35
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
76.95
58.59
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.88
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
40.61
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
46.45
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.66
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
139
105.84
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.09
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.09
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.77
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.61
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.42
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.77
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.47
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
21.05
21.05

Fielding Stats for Dain Clay and Jim Lyttle

Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.5
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.94
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4773
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
9
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
2.41
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.38
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.589
1.589
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.64
62.64
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0