Tyler Lyons vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. 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 Eric Surkamp

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eric Surkamp

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Eric Surkamp

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
1983.67
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
12.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA