Ralph Garza vs. Ted Lyons — Career Comparison

Ralph Garza
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Garza as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 3.67 and 1.348 for Ted Lyons. By the career numbers, Ralph Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Garza and Ted Lyons

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.5
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.44
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.54
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.13
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17846
38.6
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2056
4.45
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
33.89
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ralph Garza and Ted Lyons

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Garza and Ted Lyons

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
245.08
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1726
600
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
201
69.87
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0