Jack Aker vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon Lyon a clear advantage over Jack Aker across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Lyon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88). Jack Aker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 81). Brandon Lyon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Brandon Lyon

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
5.97
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
38.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
4.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Brandon Lyon

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
5.97
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Brandon Lyon

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA