Bennie Lyons vs. Ozzie Virgil — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Ozzie Virgil are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Virgil posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .416). By the career numbers, Ozzie Virgil 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 Ozzie Virgil

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
173.54
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2258
530.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
128.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
84.77
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
19.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.41
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
23.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
44.15
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73.05
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306.74
72.03
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
220.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
193.97
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
60.59
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
72.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
109.67
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.4
71.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
58.24
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
453
106.38
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.88
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.82
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 600 PA
81
19.02
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.94
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.17
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
44.44

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Ozzie Virgil

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
1.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16324
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5441.1
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3582
5.92
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.6
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3994
6.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3942
6.52
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.823
5.823
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.81
89.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
1.08
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Virgil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.38