Tyler Lyons vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cesar Vargas
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas 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 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. 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 Cesar Vargas

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.41
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
36
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and Cesar Vargas

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and Cesar Vargas

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA