Barry Lyons vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Barry Lyons
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Barry Lyons and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .278). Barry Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney 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 Bill Sweeney

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
224.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
628
558.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
150
133.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
107
95.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62.06
55.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
200
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
184
163.56
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
53
47.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
79.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
127
112.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
63.24
56.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
81.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.56
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Barry Lyons and Bill Sweeney

Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4224
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
7.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1241
7.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
7.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.687
5.687
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.33
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0