Brandon Lyon vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Brandon Lyon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Lyon and Sidney Williams

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Brandon Lyon and Sidney Williams

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Lyon and Sidney Williams

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
96.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
200
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.4
98.12
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100