Bennie Lyons vs. Joe May — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Joe May
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Joe May are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.944 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .500). By the career numbers, Joe 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 Joe May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
123.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
123.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Joe May

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.32
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0