Billy Klaus vs. Bennie Lyons — Career Comparison

Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Klaus and Bennie Lyons are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .688) and slugging (.545 vs .351). Billy Klaus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 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 Billy Klaus and Bennie Lyons

Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
130.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
96.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
8.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961
199.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
74.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338.46
70.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
1.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.69
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Billy Klaus and Bennie Lyons

Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
0.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
4.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2655
4.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.583
3.583
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.16
80.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0