Kyle Drabek vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Kyle Drabek
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Drabek 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.249 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Kyle Drabek. By the career numbers, Tyler Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Drabek and Tyler Lyons

Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
6.16
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
40.83
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
34.21
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Kyle Drabek and Tyler Lyons

Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.45
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Drabek and Tyler Lyons

Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA