Bennie Lyons vs. Hideki Matsui — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Hideki Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Hideki Matsui are closely matched on the surface stats. Hideki Matsui posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .462). By the career numbers, Hideki Matsui had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bennie Lyons and Hideki Matsui

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
146.68
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5056
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4442
527.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1253
148.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
96.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
29.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
20.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
51.74
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.7
88.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2051
243.39
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1821
216.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
77.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760
90.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1241
147.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758.7
90.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.49
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
64.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.15
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
689
81.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.46
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
106
12.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.09
59.09

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Hideki Matsui

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17845
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
2.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.06
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
2.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
2.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0