Hank Johnson vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Lyon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Brandon Lyon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Johnson and Brandon Lyon

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.34
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Hank Johnson and Brandon Lyon

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Johnson and Brandon Lyon

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
543.61
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.97
43.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
163.37
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
146.02
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
69.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
112.77
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.9
46.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
70.84
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA