Bill Lyons vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bill Lyons
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Lyons. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .498) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .257). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Lyons and Lou Whitaker

Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
366.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
554.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
108.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
87.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8.77
36.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
32
133.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
150
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
22
91.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
34.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bill Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bill Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Bill Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Lyons and Lou Whitaker

Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
3.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bill Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Bill Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.861
2.861
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.06
43.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0