Tommy Byrne vs. Mike Draper — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 4.25 and 1.654 for Mike Draper. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Mike Draper

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
39.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
34.44
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Mike Draper

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.17
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.7
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Mike Draper

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
130.99
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.59
60.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
207.94
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
168.55
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
143.82
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.92
61.3
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA