Tyler Lyons vs. Willie Spearman — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Spearman
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Spearman 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 5.07 and 1.480 for Willie Spearman. 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 Willie Spearman

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.2
66.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
5.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
9.81
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
37.79
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
21.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
6.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
33.85
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
17.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.67
21.67

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Willie Spearman

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Willie Spearman

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
91
295.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
551.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
139.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.22
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
69.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
220.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
178.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
145.95
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.45
76.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
32.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.5
92.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100