Tyler Lyons vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. 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 Dick Starr

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Dick Starr

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Dick Starr

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
515.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
53.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
191.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0