Bennie Lyons vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Bob Melvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .608) and slugging (.545 vs .337). Bob Melvin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.271 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 Bob Melvin

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1955
559.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
158.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Bob Melvin

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34