Willie Keeler vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Willie Keeler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Keeler and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Keeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.802 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .415). By the career numbers, Willie Keeler 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 Keeler and Bennie Lyons

Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2123
132.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9610
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8591
536.38
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2932
183.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
156.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
15.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
26.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1504.68
93.94
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3562
222.39
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3585
223.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1719
107.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
50.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2496
155.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.41
105.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
32.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
136
8.49
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.66
70.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
22.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Keeler and Bennie Lyons

Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
1.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
0.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54078
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18026
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
1.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
1.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3533
1.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0