Tyler Lyons vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.249 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Tyler Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Matt Palmer

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
33.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Matt Palmer

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Matt Palmer

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA