Rocky Childress vs. Jordan Lyles — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jordan Lyles
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jordan Lyles built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rocky Childress posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 5.22 and 1.415 for Jordan Lyles. By the career numbers, Rocky Childress had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Jordan Lyles

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.43
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.76
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
5.22
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
9.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.41
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.94
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
6.83
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.4
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
39.04
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6586
39.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.02
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
5.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
35.02
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5951
35.49
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Jordan Lyles

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.94
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.91
68.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Jordan Lyles

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
872.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
537.35
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
60.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
45.78
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
14.77
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.16
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
69.88
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.95
-4.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
115
277.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
33.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA