Denny Lyons vs. Brice Matthews — Career Comparison

Denny Lyons
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Brice Matthews
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Denny Lyons and Brice Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Denny Lyons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.850 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.407 vs .222). Brice Matthews had the advantage in slugging (.452 vs .442). By the career numbers, Denny 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 Denny Lyons and Brice Matthews

Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1123
133.98
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
165.96
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5029
600
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4300
513.02
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1334
159.16
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
114.42
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
29.11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
8.23
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
7.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
44.74
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891.34
106.34
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
71.53
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1902
226.92
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
242.55
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2039
243.27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
933
111.31
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
76.6
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
90.2
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
194.11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914.29
109.08
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
57.47
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
9.78
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
74.33
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
33.41
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
17.96
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.86
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
26.72
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
26.72
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Denny Lyons and Brice Matthews

Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
1.03
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.14
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.9
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29379
27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9793
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
1.86
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.47
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
1.97
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.45
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
0.47
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4680
4.3
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4166
3.83
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.02
89.02
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.716
3.716
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.429
3.429
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.16
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0