Lyle Overbay vs. Jim Russell — Career Comparison

Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Russell
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Lyle Overbay and Jim Russell are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Lyle Overbay, 109 for Jim Russell), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 109 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Jim Russell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Lyle Overbay and Jim Russell

Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1587
164.29
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
149.82
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
4145
600
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5102
528.16
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3595
520.39
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
140.27
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
959
138.82
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
86.54
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
666
96.41
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
175
25.33
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.24
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.38
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
15.63
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
67
9.7
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
53.73
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
42.41
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.9
79.8
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
549.41
79.53
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
226.5
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1437
208.01
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2011
208.18
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1484
214.81
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
66.77
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
554
80.19
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
675
69.88
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
428
61.95
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
121.01
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
915
132.45
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765.15
79.21
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
574.97
83.23
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.86
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.18
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
66.05
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
72.81
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1108
114.7
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
61.81
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
9.71
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.62
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.62
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
15.42
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
11
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.97
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
8.54
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.72
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
8.54
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
73.08
73.08
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lyle Overbay and Jim Russell

Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
1.09
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
1.01
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35779
27
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11926.1
9
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2336
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
0.75
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.05
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2451
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2405
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.524
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.57
92.57
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0