Sparky Lyle vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparky Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sparky Lyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Hub Pruett

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Hub Pruett

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4170
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Hub Pruett

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0