Bill Byrd vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Bill Byrd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.53 and 1.227 for Bill Byrd. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Byrd and Ryan Madson

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.45
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.77
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
9.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
2.59
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5807
38.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
4.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.6
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
35.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Bill Byrd and Ryan Madson

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5440
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.1
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.67
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.99
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.77
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.55
73.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Byrd and Ryan Madson

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
343
228.41
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
535.41
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
137.85
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
95.89
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
23.97
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.11
71.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
209.1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
189.79
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
156.49
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.8
77.12
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
51.28
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA