Jim Bronstad vs. Ted Lyons — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Ted Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Ted Lyons

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
3.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4489
9.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
35.94
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Ted Lyons

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Ted Lyons

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
543.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.43
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0