Dick Allen vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Dick Allen
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Allen and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Allen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.923 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .534). By the career numbers, Dick Allen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Allen and Bennie Lyons

Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1749
143.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7314
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6332
519.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1848
151.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
90.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
26.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
6.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
28.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
61.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281.23
105.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3379
277.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2758
226.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
90.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1119
91.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1867
153.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252.69
102.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
73.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
11.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
127.65
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
164
13.45
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
10.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
15.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.89
71.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Dick Allen and Bennie Lyons

Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
1.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43662
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14554
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7658
4.74
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
1.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.15
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9614
5.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9369
5.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.441
5.441
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
0.47
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0