Jack Flaherty vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparky Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty led in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 96). Sparky Lyle held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jack Flaherty.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Sparky Lyle

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
3.8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
3.19
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5794
37.51
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3686
33.49
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Sparky Lyle

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Sparky Lyle

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
198
792
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
46
184
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100