Sparky Lyle vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than Brian O'Connor. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 5.11) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.865). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Brian O'Connor

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Brian O'Connor

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Brian O'Connor

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
30.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
31.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA