Tyler Lyons vs. Eugene Smith — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eugene Smith
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eugene 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. Eugene Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Eugene Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eugene Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.63
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
8.12
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
6.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
40.78
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
34.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eugene Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1446
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.77
80.77
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eugene Smith

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
93
249.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
546.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
101.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.05
43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
152.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
147.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
224
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA