Tyler Lyons vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 70), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 84). Role difference aside, Tyler Lyons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and James Shields

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2234
7.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and James Shields

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and James Shields

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA