Nick Blackburn vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Lyon led in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 65), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Role difference aside, Brandon Lyon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brandon Lyon

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.91
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brandon Lyon

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.99
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.92
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brandon Lyon

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
7250
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA