Bennie Lyons vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Carlos May are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .392). By the career numbers, Carlos May 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 Carlos May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Carlos May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.23
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0