Bert Cole vs. Tony Lyons — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony Lyons. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Tony Lyons

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
10.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
40.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
34.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Tony Lyons

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Tony Lyons

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
34.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
122.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
38.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
220
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA