Sal Fasano vs. John Lyles — Career Comparison

Sal Fasano
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
John Lyles
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sal Fasano and John Lyles are closely matched on the surface stats. Sal Fasano posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .628) and slugging (.392 vs .305). John Lyles had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .296). By the career numbers, Sal Fasano had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sal Fasano and John Lyles

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
205.78
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
141
154.38
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1245
600
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
548
600
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1109
534.46
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
488
534.31
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
118.07
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
134.67
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
71.81
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
112.77
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.61
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.09
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
46.27
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.43
64.79
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
56.28
61.62
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
209.64
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
149
163.14
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
175.42
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
190.51
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
65.54
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
88.69
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
67.47
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
48
52.55
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
110.36
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
140.15
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127.99
61.68
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.38
69.39
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
34.7
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
327
157.59
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
137
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
5.78
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.85
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.41
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
26
12.53
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sal Fasano and John Lyles

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.26
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.17
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.01
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.1
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9079
27
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026.1
9
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
6.56
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.67
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.49
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.77
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2402
7.14
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
3.81
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2371
7.05
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.44
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.33
90.33
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.605
5.605
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.936
2.936
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.38
80.38
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.52
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0