Al Lyons vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Pete Vuckovich

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Pete Vuckovich

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455.1
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Pete Vuckovich

Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
580.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
154.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100