Dave Eiland vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Lyon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 5.74 and 1.582 for Dave Eiland. By the career numbers, Brandon Lyon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Brandon Lyon

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
5.74
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.85
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.91
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.69
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
40.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
6.61
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.65
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
37.01
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Brandon Lyon

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.99
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.92
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Brandon Lyon

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
92
2044.44
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
488.89
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
25.19
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-1.69
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA