Cecil Upshaw vs Sparky Lyle

Cecil UpshawSparky Lyle

Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle compared on their MLB careers: Cecil Upshaw played 9 seasons, 1966 to 1975, Sparky Lyle 16 seasons, 1967 to 1982. Cecil Upshaw has 34 wins to Sparky Lyle's 99. Sparky Lyle won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle career totals
348GP899
34W99
36L76
3.1ERA2.9
563IP1390.1
323K873
177BB481
1.3WHIP1.3
86SV238

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle postseason
3GP13
0R0
5H17

Where each stands all time

Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle all-time places
Cecil UpshawAll-time rankSparky Lyle
213th (86)Saves42nd (238)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Cecil Upshaw: 0 championships; none on file
  • Sparky Lyle: 3 championships; AL Cy Young

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.

Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle 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.
1st1966000.001967122.28
2nd1967232.581968612.74
3rd1968872.471969832.54
4th1969642.911970173.88
5th19711163.511971642.75
6th1972353.691972951.92
7th1973244.931973592.51
8th1974163.061974931.66
9th1975113.231975573.12
10th————1976782.26
11th————19771352.17
12th————1978933.47
13th————1979583.13
14th————1980324.28
15th————1981964.44
16th————1982334.62

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA