Bennie Lyons vs. Whit Merrifield — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Whit Merrifield are closely matched on the surface stats. Whit Merrifield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .413). By the career numbers, Whit Merrifield 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 Whit Merrifield

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4467
550.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
154.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
31.57
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
11.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
46.73
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
227.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
196.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
77.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
59.8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
126.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646.29
79.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.82
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
38.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.36
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.99
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.56
79.56

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Whit Merrifield

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
1.14
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
1.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
1.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4028
3.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
3.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.307
3.307
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.75
89.75
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
0.47
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0