Ted Lyons vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ted Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lyons and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
543.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
126.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
104.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.98
41.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
155.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
154.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137.31
47.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA