Tony Lyons vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés 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. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony Lyons. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Lyons and Faustino Valdés

Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.67
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
40.28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.93
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Faustino Valdés

Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Faustino Valdés

Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
34.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
38.01
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100