Benn Karr vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Benn Karr
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Benn Karr 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 4.6 and 1.513 for Benn Karr. By the career numbers, Tyler Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benn Karr and Tyler Lyons

Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.17
42.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.77
32.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
10.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
2.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3447
39.76
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
36.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Benn Karr and Tyler Lyons

Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.429
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Benn Karr and Tyler Lyons

Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
367.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
543.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
133.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.38
51.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
59.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.42
57.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
36.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
7.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA