Bennie Lyons vs. Dave Mays — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Dave Mays
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Dave Mays are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .681) and slugging (.545 vs .370). Dave Mays had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 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 Dave Mays

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
167.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
531.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.75
66.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
196.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
177.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
68.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
157.38
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
74.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Dave Mays

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0