Bennie Lyons vs. Andrés Mesa — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Andrés Mesa
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Andrés Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .631) and slugging (.545 vs .316). Andrés Mesa had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 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 Andrés Mesa

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
141.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
554.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
147.17
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.01
56.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
175.47
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
186.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
62.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
84.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
68.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Andrés Mesa

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0