Greg Goossen vs. John Lyles — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
John Lyles
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and John Lyles are closely matched on the surface stats. Greg Goossen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .628) and slugging (.383 vs .305). John Lyles had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .316). By the career numbers, Greg Goossen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and John Lyles

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
141
154.38
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
536.96
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
534.31
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
134.67
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
112.77
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.09
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.9
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.5
64.78
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.28
61.62
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
149
163.14
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
162
189.11
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
190.51
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
88.69
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
52.55
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
140.15
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.38
69.39
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
49.03
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
42
45.99
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
137
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.85
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
John Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.99
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and John Lyles

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.17
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.1
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
27
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.2
9
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.67
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.63
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.77
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
3.81
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.44
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.33
90.33
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.936
2.936
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.27
85.27
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
John Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
John Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0