Tyler Lyons vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey 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. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eppa Rixey

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4633
9.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
37.79
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eppa Rixey

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eppa Rixey

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1522
547.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
34.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
31.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50