Phil Bickford vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Phil Bickford a clear advantage over Sparky Lyle across the core pitching metrics. Phil Bickford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 95). Sparky Lyle held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 84). Phil Bickford was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Sparky Lyle

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Sparky Lyle

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Sparky Lyle

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
30.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
31.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100