Tommy Byrne vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne 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 4.11 and 1.604 for Tommy Byrne. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ryan Madson

Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.19
55.19
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
4.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
8.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3277
33.91
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ryan Madson

Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ryan Madson

Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
550.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA