Bennie Lyons vs. Kazuo Matsui — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Kazuo Matsui are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .704) and slugging (.545 vs .380). Kazuo Matsui had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 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 Bennie Lyons and Kazuo Matsui

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2302
540.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
103.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
29.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
41.33
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304.05
71.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
205.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
77.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
49.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
119.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
42.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
6.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
11.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Kazuo Matsui

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2815
5.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2756
5.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.703
4.703
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0