Ted Lyons vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lyons built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. 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 R. Smith

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
3.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
2.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and R. Smith

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and R. Smith

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
201
69.87
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
28.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA