Rick Lysander vs. Bill Stafford — Career Comparison

Rick Lysander
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Stafford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Stafford built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Lysander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Stafford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 105). Rick Lysander held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 206 vs 108). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Stafford.

Pitching Stats for Rick Lysander and Bill Stafford

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
2.13
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.91
55.91
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.28
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.52
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.2
9
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
10.18
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
8.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.88
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.37
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.09
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.31
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
5.14
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.46
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
37.69
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.58
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.99
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.19
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
35.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
34.38
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Rick Lysander and Bill Stafford

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
2.13
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2354
27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784.2
9
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.26
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.98
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.34
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.32
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.88
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.25
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.91
55.91
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Lysander and Bill Stafford

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
137
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
415.56
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
600
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
544.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
84.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
19.11
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
108.89
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
102.22
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.33
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.11
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
11.21
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
63
140
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.56
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.44
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0