Tyler Lyons vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Joe Sullivan

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Joe Sullivan

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.59
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Joe Sullivan

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100