Brandon Lyon vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana 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 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 87). Frank Tanana held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 81). Role difference aside, Brandon Lyon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Lyon and Frank Tanana

Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
2.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
38.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
4.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Brandon Lyon and Frank Tanana

Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Lyon and Frank Tanana

Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
5990.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0