Willie Hernandez vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Sparky Lyle comes out ahead of Willie Hernandez in this reliever comparison. Sparky Lyle led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 77). The edge goes to Sparky Lyle.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sparky Lyle

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
3.61
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sparky Lyle

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sparky Lyle

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100