Tyler Lyons vs. Woody Rich — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Woody Rich 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 5.06 and 1.509 for Woody Rich. 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 Woody Rich

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.74
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.22
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.35
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Woody Rich

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Woody Rich

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
33
471.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
17.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
18.45
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA