Bill Bell vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than Bill Bell. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 4.32) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.800). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bell and Sparky Lyle

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.43
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and Sparky Lyle

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and Sparky Lyle

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100