Barry Lyons vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Barry Lyons and Joe Sugden are closely matched on the surface stats. Barry Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .621) and slugging (.358 vs .303). Joe Sugden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Sugden

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
224.89
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
163.02
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
628
558.22
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
532.14
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
150
133.33
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
135.72
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
107
95.11
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.87
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.71
56.3
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
185.05
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
53
47.11
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
59.08
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
55.18
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
127
112.89
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
113.68
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.8
65.67
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
42.9
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
81.78
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.56
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.36
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.36
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Barry Lyons and Joe Sugden

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.37
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.92
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3499
4.69
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
1.22
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.93
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4598
6.16
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.78
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
5.91
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.687
5.687
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.386
5.386
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.15
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.12
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.33
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98