Tyler Lyons vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith 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 4.75 and 1.645 for Bob Smith. 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 Bob Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
40.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
35.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Bob Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.77
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.85
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.22
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Bob Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
642.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-14.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
1.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA