Tyler Lyons vs. George Zettlein — Career Comparison

Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Zettlein
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownStarting Pitcher

George Zettlein 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. George Zettlein posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.3 and 1.249 for Tyler Lyons. By the career numbers, George Zettlein had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Lyons and George Zettlein

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.03
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.01
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.94
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
11.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.87
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.3
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9912
40.98
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.62
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1709
7.07
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
40.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98

Fielding Stats for Tyler Lyons and George Zettlein

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.46
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6933
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2311
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.79
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.4
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.78
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
2.8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.41
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.83
85.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.247
2.247
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Lyons and George Zettlein

Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
137.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
597.84
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
112.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.44
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
11.84
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.16
27.14
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
139.04
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
127.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
76.83
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
56.81
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
133.63
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
6.74
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.9
28.08
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.62
32.62
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.87
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.41
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90