Granville Lyons vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Granville Lyons
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Granville Lyons and Roy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .300). Granville Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.364 vs .333). By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Granville Lyons and Roy Thomas

Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
151.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
502
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
552.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
142.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
37.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
51.67
61.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
200.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
147
175.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
64.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
125.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
58.04
69.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
251
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Granville Lyons and Roy Thomas

Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3064
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
8.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
9.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
9.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.882
7.882
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.37
90.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Granville Lyons and Roy Thomas

Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
11.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.96
11.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
45.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
38.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Granville Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Granville Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.13
45.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5