Will Middlebrooks vs. Lyle Overbay — Career Comparison

Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lyle Overbay posted the stronger offensive profile against Will Middlebrooks. Lyle Overbay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.782 vs .665) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .274). Will Middlebrooks had the advantage in home run production (43 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lyle Overbay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Will Middlebrooks and Lyle Overbay

Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
168.72
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1587
164.29
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5102
528.16
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
140.27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
86.54
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
51
24.8
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.24
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
15.63
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
98
47.65
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
53.73
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
125.43
60.99
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.9
79.8
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
450
218.8
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
226.5
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2011
208.18
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.86
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
66.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
69.88
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
231
112.32
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
121.01
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.15
79.21
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.86
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
66.05
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
114.7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.62
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
15.42
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.97
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.81
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.08
73.08

Fielding Stats for Will Middlebrooks and Lyle Overbay

Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.13
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
1.09
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
1.01
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35779
27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11926.1
9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.82
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1000
0.75
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.05
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.13
88.13
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.57
92.57
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0