Tyler Lyons vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Tyler Lyons a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Tyler Lyons led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 79). Tyler Lyons was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ed Sprague

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ed Sprague

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.83
89.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Ed Sprague

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
312
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA