Kyle Kendrick vs. Al Lyons — Career Comparison

Kyle Kendrick
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Kendrick 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. Kyle Kendrick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Kyle Kendrick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Al Lyons

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.78
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.57
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.39
49.39
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.92
83.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.68
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
9.94
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.81
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
2.59
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
4.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5595
39.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
5.04
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5056
35.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93

Fielding Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Al Lyons

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.78
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.13
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.53
83.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Al Lyons

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
352.38
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
508.84
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
70.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
55.78
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.24
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.56
17.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
89.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
99.32
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
31.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.24
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
42.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
8.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
24.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
158
214.97
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
61.22
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.44
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA