Joe Dawson vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dawson 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. Joe Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Joe Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
8.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
39.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.08
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
543.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA