Willie Aikens vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Aikens and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Aikens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.819 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .455). By the career numbers, Willie Aikens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Bennie Lyons

Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
92.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
26.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
23.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
49.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1134
238.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
87.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Bennie Lyons

Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4425
8.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4767
9.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4725
9.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0