Lyle Overbay vs. Honus Wagner — Career Comparison

Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Honus Wagner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Honus Wagner comes out clearly ahead of Lyle Overbay across most offensive categories. Honus Wagner led in home run production (HR/PA+ 281 vs 110), contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 157 vs 109). Lyle Overbay held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 128). Honus Wagner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lyle Overbay and Honus Wagner

Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1587
164.29
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2794
142.7
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11748
600
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5102
528.16
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10439
533.15
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.905
0.905
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1355
140.27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3420
174.67
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
86.54
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2424
123.8
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
32.84
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.24
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
12.87
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
15.63
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
101
5.16
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
53.73
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
996
50.87
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
770.9
79.8
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079.37
106.2
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
226.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4870
248.72
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
2011
208.18
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4508
230.23
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
645
66.77
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1739
88.82
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
675
69.88
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
88.51
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
121.01
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3371
172.17
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
765.15
79.21
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179.38
111.31
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.86
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
6.38
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
638
66.05
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
49.18
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
1108
114.7
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
37.54
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.98
15.98
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
11.29
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.62
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
15.42
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.97
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
723
36.93
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
0.77
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
37.69
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
73.08
73.08
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Lyle Overbay and Honus Wagner

Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
1.09
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
1.5
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
1.01
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
0.54
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35779
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50064
27
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11926.1
9
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16688
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7940
4.28
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
0.75
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6782
3.66
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.05
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.45
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15550
8.39
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14722
7.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.301
5.301
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.57
92.57
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
963
0.52
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Lyle Overbay and Honus Wagner

Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
9
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.56
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
39.96
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
33.48
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96