Tony Lyons vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony Lyons. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Lyons and Dan Petry

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
40.28
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Dan Petry

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6241
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080.1
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Dan Petry

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
33
660
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
540
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
34.74
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
38.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA