Mike Gates vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Mike Gates and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .601) and slugging (.545 vs .317). Mike Gates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.284 vs .182). By the career numbers, Bennie Lyons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Gates and Bennie Lyons

Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
165.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
550.75
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
129.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.44
51.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
174.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
170.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
76.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
116.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.91
57.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.17
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Gates and Bennie Lyons

Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.919
3.919
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0