Sparky Lyle vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Sparky Lyle and Fred Rath Jr. are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.69 vs 2.88) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.54). Sparky Lyle had the advantage in WHIP (1.333 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. 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 Fred Rath Jr.

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Fred Rath Jr.

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Fred Rath Jr.

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA