Chase Lyons vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Chase Lyons
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chase Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 18 and 2.500 for Chase Lyons. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chase Lyons and Ted Wilks

Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.88
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Chase Lyons and Ted Wilks

Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chase Lyons and Ted Wilks

Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA