Ben Davis vs. Lyle Overbay — Career Comparison

Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lyle Overbay posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Davis. Lyle Overbay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.782 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .311). By the career numbers, Lyle Overbay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Davis and Lyle Overbay

Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
171.73
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1587
164.29
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5102
528.16
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
358
126.5
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
140.27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
86.54
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
77
27.21
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.24
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
38
13.43
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
15.63
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
117
41.34
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
53.73
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174.11
61.52
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.9
79.8
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
553
195.41
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
226.5
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2011
208.18
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
66.77
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
72.08
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
69.88
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
334
118.02
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
121.01
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.15
79.21
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.47
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.86
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
153
54.06
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
66.05
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.24
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
114.7
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.47
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.62
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.13
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
15.42
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.18
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.97
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.83
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.01
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.08
73.08

Fielding Stats for Ben Davis and Lyle Overbay

Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.16
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
1.09
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
1
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
1.01
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35779
27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11926.1
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
6.93
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.43
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
0.75
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.05
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3009
7.42
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2984
7.36
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.17
99.17
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.363
6.363
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.14
86.14
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.57
92.57
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0