Joe Dobson vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson 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 Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Tyler Lyons

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA