Bennie Lyons vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Tim McCarver are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim McCarver posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .388). By the career numbers, Tim McCarver 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 Tim McCarver

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
23.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
9.38
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
38.29
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2148
207.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781.93
75.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
422
40.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.38
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.74
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Tim McCarver

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8893
6.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
0.45
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9621
6.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9518
6.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.299
6.299
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.09
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24