Dick Hoover vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Brandon Lyon posted a stronger line than Dick Hoover. Brandon Lyon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.16 vs 7.71) and WHIP (1.450 vs 2.357). By the career numbers, Brandon Lyon 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 Brandon Lyon

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Brandon Lyon

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681.1
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Brandon Lyon

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA