Bennie Lyons vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .693) and slugging (.545 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 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 Bill Sweeney

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Bill Sweeney

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
11.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0