Herb Hash vs. Tony Lyons — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.72 and WHIP 1.703 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Tony Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Tony Lyons

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.72
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.81
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
40.28
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.35
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.703
1.703
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
35.14
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
34.93
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Tony Lyons

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Tony Lyons

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
34.74
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
38.01
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA