Denny Lyons vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Denny Lyons
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Medwick posted the stronger offensive profile against Denny Lyons. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .850) and slugging (.505 vs .442). Denny Lyons had the advantage in on-base percentage (.407 vs .362). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Denny Lyons and Joe Medwick

Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1123
133.98
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1984
146.2
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5029
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4300
513.02
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.871
0.871
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1334
159.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
959
114.42
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
244
29.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
69
8.23
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
7.4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
375
44.74
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891.34
106.34
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1285.22
94.71
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1902
226.92
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2039
243.27
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2934
216.21
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
933
111.31
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
88.28
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
756
90.2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1627
194.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2376
175.09
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
914.29
109.08
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369.41
100.91
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
9.78
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
74.33
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
33.41
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
551
40.6
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
17.96
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
14.78
14.78
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
26.72
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
26.72
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Denny Lyons and Joe Medwick

Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
1.03
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29379
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9793
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
1.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
1.97
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
0.47
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4680
4.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4166
3.83
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.02
89.02
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.716
3.716
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.16
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0