Bennie Lyons vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Willie McCovey are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie McCovey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.906 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.391 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .515). By the career numbers, Willie McCovey 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 Willie McCovey

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2588
160.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2211
136.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1291
79.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
32.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
56.99
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1555
96.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Willie McCovey

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
1.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17567
8.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19059
9.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18803
8.99
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0