Tyler Lyons vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding 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 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. 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 Owen Smaulding

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Owen Smaulding

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.02
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Owen Smaulding

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA