Jay Howell vs Sparky Lyle

Jay HowellSparky Lyle

Jay Howell and Sparky Lyle compared on their MLB careers: Jay Howell played 15 seasons, 1980 to 1994, Sparky Lyle 16 seasons, 1967 to 1982. Jay Howell has 58 wins to Sparky Lyle's 99. Jay Howell won 1 title, Sparky Lyle won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jay Howell and Sparky Lyle career totals
568GP899
58W99
53L76
3.3ERA2.9
844IP1390.1
666K873
291BB481
1.3WHIP1.3
155SV238

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jay Howell and Sparky Lyle postseason
5GP13
3R0
4H17

Where each stands all time

Jay Howell and Sparky Lyle all-time places
Jay HowellAll-time rankSparky Lyle
84th (155)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

  • Jay Howell: 1 championship; 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.

Jay Howell 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.
1st19800015.001967122.28
2nd1981204.911968612.74
3rd1982237.711969832.54
4th1983155.381970173.88
5th1984942.691971642.75
6th1985982.851972951.92
7th1986363.381973592.51
8th1987345.891974931.66
9th1988532.081975573.12
10th1989531.581976782.26
11th1990552.1819771352.17
12th1991653.181978933.47
13th1992131.541979583.13
14th1993332.311980324.28
15th1994415.441981964.44
16th————1982334.62

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA