Lyle Overbay vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Lyle Overbay
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Willingham holds a real edge over Lyle Overbay in this comparison. Josh Willingham led in home run production (HR/PA+ 169 vs 110), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 109), and walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 136). Lyle Overbay held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 94 vs 84). The edge belongs to Josh Willingham.

Hitting Stats for Lyle Overbay and Josh Willingham

Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1587
164.29
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5796
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5102
528.16
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
140.27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
86.54
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
36.85
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
216
28.08
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
151
15.63
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
53.73
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.9
79.8
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
226.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2011
208.18
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
66.77
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
564
73.33
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
69.88
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
121.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765.15
79.21
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.86
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
66.05
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
114.7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.31
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.62
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
15.42
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
11.31
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.97
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.69
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 600 PA
73.08
73.08
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Lyle Overbay and Josh Willingham

Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
1.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
1.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35779
27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11926.1
9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11760
8.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
0.75
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.05
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12828
9.68
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
9.63
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.861
8.861
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.57
92.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
0.85
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Overbay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Lyle Overbay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0