Al Lyons vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Sidney Williams

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
37.21
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Sidney Williams

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Sidney Williams

Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
561.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.85
75.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
222.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.58
83.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
154.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100