Bennie Lyons vs. Jerry May — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Jerry May
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Jerry May are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .644) and slugging (.545 vs .318). Jerry May had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Jerry May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
194.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1716
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
533.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
124.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
94.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
22.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
5.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
30.77
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155.25
54.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
169.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
183.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
41.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
45.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
82.17
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.17
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156.33
54.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
54.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.78
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
293
102.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
42
14.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Jerry May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12002
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4000.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2649
5.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.56
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2926
6.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
6.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.518
5.518
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.16
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.39
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.29