Tyler Lyons vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ken Raffensberger

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9051
37.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ken Raffensberger

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ken Raffensberger

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
529.91
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
74.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
15.93
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0