Sparky Lyle vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 2.88 and 1.333 for Sparky Lyle. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Weimer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
2.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5794
37.51
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
33.46
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Weimer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Weimer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
30.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
47.26
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
31.22
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.79
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100