Tyler Lyons vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Shirley 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93). Role difference aside, Tyler Lyons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Bob Shirley

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.42
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
3.41
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6106
38.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.66
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5416
34.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Bob Shirley

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Bob Shirley

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
862.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
522.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
63.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
29.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.89
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
102
202.65
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
51.66
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA