Wilmer Font vs. Hersh Lyons — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Wilmer Font and Hersh Lyons are fairly close on the surface numbers. Hersh Lyons posted stronger numbers in ERA (0 vs 5.82) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.96). Wilmer Font had the advantage in WHIP (1.497 vs 3.000). By the career numbers, Hersh Lyons had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.