Steve Avery vs. Al Lyons — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Al Lyons

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Al Lyons

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Al Lyons

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA