Jimmie Coker vs. Barry Lyons — Career Comparison

Jimmie Coker
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmie Coker and Barry Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmie Coker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.307 vs .278). Barry Lyons had the advantage in batting average (.239 vs .231). By the career numbers, Jimmie Coker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmie Coker and Barry Lyons

Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
233
211.18
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
224.89
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
662
600
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
600
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
592
536.56
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628
558.22
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
137
124.17
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
133.33
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
102
92.45
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
95.11
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.6
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.63
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.5
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.33
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
35
31.72
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.24
58.22
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
208
188.52
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
177.64
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
44
39.88
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
47.11
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
63.44
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
98
88.82
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
112.89
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.54
59.4
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.63
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
49.85
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.34
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
99
89.73
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
81.78
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.69
6.69
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.34
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.63
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.97
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.56
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.53
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.44
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.67
16.67
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jimmie Coker and Barry Lyons

Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.22
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.37
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4335
27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
6.4
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.62
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
7.14
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.93
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
7.02
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.78
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.07
98.07
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.687
5.687
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.29
67.29
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Jimmie Coker
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.39
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.7
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Jimmie Coker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.35
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.33