Tim Crews vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Tim Crews a clear advantage over Sparky Lyle across the core pitching metrics. Tim Crews led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 105), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 96). Sparky Lyle held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 104). Tim Crews was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Sparky Lyle

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.76
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Sparky Lyle

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Sparky Lyle

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100