Billy Ripken vs Steve Lyons

Billy RipkenSteve Lyons

Billy Ripken and Steve Lyons compared on their MLB careers: Billy Ripken played 12 seasons, 1987 to 1998, Steve Lyons 9 seasons, 1985 to 1993. Billy Ripken has .247 batting average to Steve Lyons's .252.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Ripken and Steve Lyons career totals
912GP853
2,729AB2,162
287R264
674H545
20HR19
229RBI196
25SB42
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.3
0.6OPS0.6

Titles and awards

  • Billy Ripken: 0 championships; none on file
  • Steve Lyons: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Ripken and Steve Lyons season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1987.3082201985.264530
2nd1988.2072341986.227120
3rd1989.2392261987.280119
4th1990.2913381988.269545
5th1991.2160141989.264250
6th1992.2304361990.192111
7th1993.1890111991.241417
8th1994.309061992.20004
9th1995.412231993.13000
10th1996.230212————
11th1997.276324————
12th1998.27005————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI