Bennie Lyons vs. Hector Villanueva — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Hector Villanueva are closely matched on the surface stats. Hector Villanueva posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.301 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .442). By the career numbers, Hector Villanueva 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 Hector Villanueva

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
222.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
550
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
126.74
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.93
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
24.42
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
55.81
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.11
73.39
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
243.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
175.58
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.63
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
83.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
116.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.79
68.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.98
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
98
113.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Hector Villanueva

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.31
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
6.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.56
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
6.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
6.82
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.215
5.215
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.55
82.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.31