Tony Lyons vs. Aubrey Owens — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aubrey Owens
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aubrey Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aubrey Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony Lyons. By the career numbers, Aubrey Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Lyons and Aubrey Owens

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.05
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.54
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.88
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.67
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
40.28
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
30.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.35
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
5.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.93
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
25.64
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.66
30.66

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Aubrey Owens

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.17
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.38
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248.1
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.39
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.72
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Aubrey Owens

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
269.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
516.18
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
34.74
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.44
37.22
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
123.53
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
150
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
48.53
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
38.01
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
40.94
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.94
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.47
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100