Bennie Lyons vs. Bobby Valentine — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Bobby Valentine
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Bobby Valentine are closely matched on the surface stats. Bennie Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .643) and slugging (.545 vs .326). Bobby Valentine had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Bobby Valentine

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
200.84
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1698
533.68
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
138.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
113.46
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
18.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
25.14
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.2
53.5
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
174.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
185.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
55.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
49.35
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
100.89
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.17
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191.58
60.21
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.83
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.57
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
134
42.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.25
14.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
49
15.4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
14.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Bobby Valentine

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10954
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3651.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
2.05
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
4.3
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
4.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.091
3.091
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0