Bennie Lyons vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bennie Lyons
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaWest Baden SprudelsWestern League (Independent)First Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bennie Lyons and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .182). Bennie Lyons had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .426). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker 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 Lou Whitaker

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
61.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bennie Lyons and Lou Whitaker

Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bennie Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bennie Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0