John Cummings vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

John Cummings
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Sparky Lyle a clear advantage over John Cummings across the core pitching metrics. Sparky Lyle led in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 74). John Cummings held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 106). Sparky Lyle was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Cummings and Sparky Lyle

John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.58
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.55
14.55
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.33
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
10.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.96
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.41
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.43
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
35.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for John Cummings and Sparky Lyle

John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.58
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.54
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.55
14.55
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Cummings and Sparky Lyle

John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
22000
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100