Bennie Lyons vs. Juan Samuel — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Juan Samuel
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Juan Samuel are closely matched on the surface stats. Juan Samuel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.739 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.319 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .420). By the career numbers, Juan Samuel 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 Juan Samuel

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1720
154.86
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6664
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6081
547.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
142.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
92.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
25.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
14.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
49.52
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.51
76.49
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2552
229.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2092
188.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873
78.6
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
63.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
127.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846.05
76.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.66
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
39.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.42
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
1442
129.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
4.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.43
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.78
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
81
7.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
35.65
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
12.88
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
48.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.47
73.47

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Juan Samuel

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1544
1.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
1.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38206
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12735.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3572
2.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
2.32
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.13
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7048
4.98
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6860
4.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.443
4.443
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
0.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0