John Henry Lloyd vs Bobby Wallace: Career Stats Comparison

John Henry Lloyd (1912–present) and Bobby Wallace (1894–1918) — they broke in during the 1910s and the 1890s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. John Henry Lloyd finished with 1,283 hits and 29 home runs; Bobby Wallace finished with 2,309 hits and 34 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

John Henry Lloyd

Hitter · 1912–present
Games
981
Hits
1,283
Home Runs
29
RBI
661
Avg
.344
OPS
.848
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Bobby Wallace

Hitter · 1894–1918
Games
2,383
Hits
2,309
Home Runs
34
RBI
1,121
Avg
.268
OPS
.690
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for John Henry Lloyd and Bobby Wallace. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic John Henry Lloyd Bobby Wallace
Games 981 2,383
At-Bats 3,731 8,618
Runs 641 1,057
Hits 1,283 2,309
Doubles 206 391
Triples 63 143
Home Runs 29 34
RBI 661 1,121
Walks 281 774
Strikeouts 8 560
Stolen Bases 136 201
Batting Avg .344 .268
On-Base % .391 .332
Slugging % .456 .358
OPS .848 .690

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), John Henry Lloyd outpaces Bobby Wallace 12,777 to 7,343 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (456 vs 294 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

John Henry Lloyd
12,777
Career PIV · 456 per season (28 seasons)
Bobby Wallace
7,343
Career PIV · 294 per season (25 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

John Henry Lloyd — top 1 seasons by OPS

1921.835 OPS0 HR, 52 RBI, .347 avg

Bobby Wallace — top 3 seasons by OPS

1897.898 OPS4 HR, 112 RBI, .335 avg
1899.811 OPS12 HR, 108 RBI, .295 avg
1901.802 OPS2 HR, 91 RBI, .324 avg

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Bobby Wallace leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while John Henry Lloyd owns batting average, OBP, and OPS. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Bobby Wallace. Note that PIV actually grades John Henry Lloyd ahead, which means Bobby Wallace's edge is partly volume. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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