Brandon Lyon vs. Art Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Art Mahaffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Lyon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 90). Art Mahaffey held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81). Role difference aside, Brandon Lyon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Lyon and Art Mahaffey

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.97
47.97
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.17
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.64
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
5.76
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
38.98
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
38.31
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
4.57
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
34.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Brandon Lyon and Art Mahaffey

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.59
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Lyon and Art Mahaffey

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
186
310
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
521.67
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
70
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.34
17.23
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
86.67
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
31.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.87
3.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
109
181.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
60
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA