Craig Kimbrel vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Craig Kimbrel a clear advantage over Tyler Lyons across the core pitching metrics. Craig Kimbrel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 108), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 104). Tyler Lyons held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 77). Craig Kimbrel was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Tyler Lyons

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.16
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
8.12
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9.2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
37.79
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.08
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
33.85
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Tyler Lyons

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.16
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Tyler Lyons

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA