Tyler Lyons vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 106). Role difference aside, Tyler Lyons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and Fernando Valenzuela

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
33.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Fernando Valenzuela

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Fernando Valenzuela

Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0