John Danks vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

John Danks
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Danks built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Lyons led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 86). Role difference aside, Tyler Lyons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Tyler Lyons

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.17
43.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
4.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
2.94
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
6.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6415
38.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
34.75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Tyler Lyons

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Tyler Lyons

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
5292.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
514.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-22.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA