Rick Ankiel vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted a career OPS of .728 against Bennie Lyons's .727. On the surface stats, Rick Ankiel and Bennie Lyons are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bennie Lyons

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bennie Lyons

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0