Bennie Lyons vs. Tommy McCraw — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Tommy McCraw
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Tommy McCraw are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .678) and slugging (.545 vs .361). Tommy McCraw had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 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 Tommy McCraw

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
200.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4396
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3956
539.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
132.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
96.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
20.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
10.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
36.31
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466.09
63.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1430
195.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
183.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
66.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
55.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
110.96
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472.58
64.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
45.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
544
74.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.08
8.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 600 PA
70
9.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
19.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
9.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
28.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.77
67.77

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Tommy McCraw

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
1.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
0.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27276
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9092
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
7.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.53
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7809
7.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7728
7.65
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.759
5.759
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.97
69.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
0.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0