Bennie Lyons vs. Bill Mellor — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Bill Mellor
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Bill Mellor are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Mellor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.855 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .444). By the career numbers, Bill Mellor 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 Bill Mellor

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
150
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
195
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
103.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
240
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
135
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
109.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Bill Mellor

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
10.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0