Jordan Lyles vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Jordan Lyles
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jordan Lyles built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jordan Lyles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.22 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Jordan Lyles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jordan Lyles and Sparrow Morton

Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.13
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.46
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.64
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.63
68.63
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
5.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
9.7
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.41
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.94
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
6.83
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.4
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6586
39.28
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
5.67
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5951
35.49
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Jordan Lyles and Sparrow Morton

Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.13
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.94
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.51
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.91
68.91
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jordan Lyles and Sparrow Morton

Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
872.29
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
537.35
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
60.24
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
45.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.64
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.46
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.13
14.77
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
69.88
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.95
-4.69
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
115
277.11
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.73
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.05
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA