Charley Hall vs. Jim Lyle — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lyle
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 6 and 2.000 for Jim Lyle. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Jim Lyle

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
48
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Jim Lyle

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.89
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
27
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Jim Lyle

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
307.28
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
600
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
540.29
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA