John Gilroy vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

John Gilroy
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than John Gilroy. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 6.23) and WHIP (1.333 vs 2.031). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle 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.

Pitching Stats for John Gilroy and Sparky Lyle

John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.87
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
13.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.08
13.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.19
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
45.28
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.97
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.031
2.031
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
39.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for John Gilroy and Sparky Lyle

John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.95
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.65
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Gilroy and Sparky Lyle

John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
580.65
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
39.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
30.07
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
54.55
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
44.66
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
31.22
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
John Gilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
John Gilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100