Barry Lyons vs. Joe Sommer — Career Comparison

Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Sommer
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Barry Lyons and Joe Sommer are closely matched on the surface stats. Barry Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .607) and slugging (.358 vs .309). Joe Sommer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.297 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 Barry Lyons and Joe Sommer

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
224.89
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
140.35
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3933
600
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
628
558.22
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3675
560.64
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
150
133.33
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
138.98
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
107
95.11
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
114.26
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
16.63
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.41
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.68
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
24.71
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369.98
56.44
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
173.46
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
178.34
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
53
47.11
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
94.13
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
52.17
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
127
112.89
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
144.62
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.37
63.82
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.05
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
36.31
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
81.78
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
18
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.56
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
15.41
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
15.41
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Barry Lyons and Joe Sommer

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.37
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
1.03
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.92
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24561
27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8187
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
1.85
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
0.63
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.31
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.93
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2545
2.8
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.78
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2262
2.49
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.88
88.88
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.687
5.687
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.414
2.414
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.07
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.33
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0