Tyler Lyons vs. Tully Sparks — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tully Sparks
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tully Sparks 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. Tully Sparks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Tully Sparks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Tully Sparks

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.99
85.99
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7031
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2250
8.64
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
3
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
37.79
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9583
36.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
4.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8866
34.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Tully Sparks

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7011
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.073
2.073
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.82
53.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Tully Sparks

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
212.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
801
541.83
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
62.23
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
48.7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.82
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.88
14.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
78.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
99.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
58.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
2.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
35.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
137.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
4.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
20.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA