Ted Lyons vs. Doug Sisk — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Sisk
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Sisk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Sisk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 3.67 and 1.348 for Ted Lyons. By the career numbers, Doug Sisk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lyons and Doug Sisk

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.71
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.57
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
9.06
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.48
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.35
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
39.52
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2056
4.45
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.09
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.55
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
33.88
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and Doug Sisk

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.71
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.51
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.392
0.392
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and Doug Sisk

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
4742.86
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.01
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
285.71
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
28.85
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Doug Sisk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Sisk
Career
Per 600 PA