Alex Gordon vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Alex Gordon
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderPlatinum GloveGold GloveAll-Star
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Alex Gordon and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Gordon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .410). By the career numbers, Alex Gordon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Gordon and Bennie Lyons

Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1753
145.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7247
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6391
529.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1643
136.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1070
88.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
29.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
15.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
47.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
933.24
77.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2622
217.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2448
202.68
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
867
71.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
62.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
118.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935.1
77.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
10.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
56.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1535
127.09
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
9.11
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
9.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
13.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.52
71.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Alex Gordon and Bennie Lyons

Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
1.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
1.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45078
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15026
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3147
1.88
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
0.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.04
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3906
2.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3842
2.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0