Bennie Lyons vs. Adam Melhuse — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Adam Melhuse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Adam Melhuse are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .681) and slugging (.545 vs .389). Adam Melhuse had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 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 Adam Melhuse

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
233.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
551.94
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
129.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
80.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.81
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.54
62.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
214.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
173.47
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
57.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
73.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
112.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.17
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.53
60.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
42.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
193
144.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.25
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Adam Melhuse

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4599
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
5.98
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
6.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
6.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.856
4.856
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23