Jason Johnson vs. Al Lyons — Career Comparison

Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Johnson and Al Lyons

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
10.09
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.81
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5368
35.6
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93

Fielding Stats for Jason Johnson and Al Lyons

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.69
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.88
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.26
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Johnson and Al Lyons

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
580.65
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
21.86
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.88
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA