Dick Hoover vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Dick Hoover. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 7.71) and WHIP (1.333 vs 2.357). 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 Dick Hoover and Sparky Lyle

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Sparky Lyle

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4170
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Sparky Lyle

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100