Jack Aker vs. Ted Lyons — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 3.67 and 1.348 for Ted Lyons. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Lyons

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
0.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17846
38.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2056
4.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Lyons

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Lyons

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
28.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0