Kid Elberfeld vs. Granville Lyons — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Kid Elberfeld and Granville Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Kid Elberfeld posted stronger numbers in OPS (.694 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .300). Granville Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.364 vs .339). By the career numbers, Kid Elberfeld had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kid Elberfeld and Granville Lyons

Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1292
147.04
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
151.79
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5272
600
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
502
600
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4561
519.08
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
552.19
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235
140.55
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
142.23
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1000
113.81
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
19.23
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.32
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
6.37
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
26.75
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
37.05
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.05
73.98
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
51.67
61.76
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
175.95
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
200.8
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
207.93
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
147
175.7
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
73.63
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
64.54
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
60.89
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.74
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
133.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
105
125.5
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713.63
81.22
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
58.04
69.38
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
18.78
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
48.6
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.08
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
166
18.89
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
31.76
31.76
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
251
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
13.54
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
24.24
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
24.24
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Kid Elberfeld and Granville Lyons

Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
1.17
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.19
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
0.64
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.08
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29286
27
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3064
27
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9762
9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021.1
9
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2681
2.47
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
8.88
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3774
3.48
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.49
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
0.5
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6993
6.45
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
9.67
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
5.95
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
9.38
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.103
5.103
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.882
7.882
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.47
54.47
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.37
90.37
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
0.37
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.39
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0