Ken Johnson vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.249 compared to 4.58 and 1.656 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Tyler Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Tyler Lyons

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.47
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
8.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
6.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.91
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
40.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.21
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
33.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Tyler Lyons

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Tyler Lyons

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
723.91
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
580.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
123.91
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
33.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
143.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
136.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
163.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
34.63
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA