Al Lyons vs. Basilio Rosell — Career Comparison

Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Basilio Rosell
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Basilio Rosell 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. Basilio Rosell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Basilio Rosell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Basilio Rosell

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.31
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.99
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.64
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
10.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
39.52
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
5.54
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.58
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1895
34.88
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Basilio Rosell

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.32
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.99
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.57
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.14
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.86
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.164
2.164
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.34
75.34
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Basilio Rosell

Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
226.23
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
548.36
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
154.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
120.49
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.59
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.38
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.43
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.48
65.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
201.64
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
186.89
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
81.15
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.42
74.81
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.51
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
154.84
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50