Al Lyons vs. Mark Rogers — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Rogers built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Rogers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.122 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Mark Rogers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Mark Rogers

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.81
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
36.92
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
32.69
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Mark Rogers

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Mark Rogers

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
47.31
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
200
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
48.78
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA