Monte Cross vs. Barry Lyons — Career Comparison

Monte Cross
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Monte Cross and Barry Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Barry Lyons posted stronger numbers in slugging (.358 vs .313) and home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). Monte Cross had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .278). By the career numbers, Barry Lyons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Monte Cross and Barry Lyons

Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1684
150.33
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
224.89
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6721
600
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5828
520.28
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
628
558.22
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1365
121.86
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
133.33
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1034
92.31
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
95.11
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
20.71
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
6.07
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.77
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
29.55
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704.04
62.85
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1826
163.01
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2063
184.17
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719
64.19
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
53
47.11
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
55.44
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
116.86
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
127
112.89
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748.41
66.81
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.32
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
54.99
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
719
64.19
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
81.78
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.35
9.35
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
17.41
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.56
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.28
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.28
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Monte Cross and Barry Lyons

Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
1.04
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.37
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
0.27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.92
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43839
27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14613
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
2.45
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5378
3.31
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
0.5
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10177
6.27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.93
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9364
5.77
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.78
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.567
5.567
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.687
5.687
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.86
25.86
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
0.33
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Monte Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.33