Al Lyons vs Herman Besse

Al LyonsHerman Besse

Al Lyons and Herman Besse compared on their MLB careers: Al Lyons played 4 seasons, 1944 to 1948, Herman Besse 5 seasons, 1940 to 1946. Al Lyons has 3 wins to Herman Besse's 5. Al Lyons won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Lyons and Herman Besse career totals
39GP65
3W5
3L15
6.3ERA6.8
100IP242.2
46K118
59BB128
1.8WHIP1.8
0SV2

Titles and awards

  • Al Lyons: 1 championship; none on file
  • Herman Besse: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Lyons and Herman Besse season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1944004.541940038.83
2nd1946015.4019412010.07
3rd1947227.781942296.16
4th1948107.821943113.31
5th————1946025.23

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA