Tony Lyons vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony 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 Tony Lyons and Sidney Williams

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
40.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
34.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Sidney Williams

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Sidney Williams

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
34.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
38.01
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100