Toby Lyons vs. Ron Romanick — Career Comparison

Toby Lyons
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Romanick
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Romanick built a career as a starting pitcher and Toby Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Romanick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 10.48 and 2.731 for Toby Lyons. By the career numbers, Ron Romanick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Toby Lyons and Ron Romanick

Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.48
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.24
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.04
11.04
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
16.12
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.73
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.12
16.12
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.1
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.46
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.83
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.2
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
51.58
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
38.54
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
14.51
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
4.68
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.51
14.51
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.81
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.731
2.731
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
42.72
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
34.86
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.58
51.58
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Toby Lyons and Ron Romanick

Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.85
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.66
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Toby Lyons and Ron Romanick

Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toby Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA