Lefty Tyler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1921)

Lefty Tyler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921 for the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. Across 323 career appearances, he went 127-116 with a 2.95 ERA and 1,003 strikeouts. He also batted .217 with 4 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 127–116
ERA 2.95
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,003
Pitcher PIV -5295.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
12/14/1889 in Derry, NH, USA
Died
9/29/1953 in Lowell, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1910-09-20
Last Game
1921-07-20

Full name: George Albert Tyler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lefty Tyler — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
127 116 323 265 179 30 7 2230.0 1,990 730 51 829 1,003 2.95 -5295.4

Career ERA 2.95 vs. league average 3.11 across their career seasons — 5.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lefty Tyler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1910 BSN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 3 6 6 2.38 2.79 (+15%) -351.3
1911 BSN NL 7 10 28 20 10 1 0 165.1 150 93 109 90 5.06 3.37 (-50%) -5634.1
1912 BSN NL 12 22 42 29 15 1 0 256.1 262 119 126 144 4.18 3.36 (-24%) -2431.9
1913 BSN NL 16 17 39 34 28 4 2 290.1 245 90 108 143 2.79 3.07 (+9%) 1097.9
1914 BSN NL 16 13 38 34 21 5 2 271.1 247 81 101 140 2.69 2.93 (+8%) -737.5
1915 BSN NL 10 9 32 24 15 1 0 204.2 182 65 84 89 2.86 2.90 (+1%) -1722.9
1916 BSN NL 17 9 34 28 21 6 1 249.1 200 56 58 117 2.02 2.78 (+27%) 1961.6
1917 BSN NL 14 12 32 28 22 4 1 239.0 203 67 86 98 2.52 2.69 (+6%) 124.4
1918 CHN NL 19 8 33 30 22 6 1 269.1 218 60 67 102 2.00 2.83 (+29%) 3175.9
1919 CHN NL 2 2 6 5 3 0 0 30.0 20 7 13 9 2.10 3.09 (+32%) -90.5
1920 CHN NL 11 12 27 27 18 2 0 193.0 193 71 57 57 3.31 3.45 (+4%) -454.9
1921 CHN NL 3 2 10 6 4 0 0 50.0 59 18 14 8 3.24 4.02 (+19%) -232.1
Career · 12 seasons 127 116 323 265 179 30 7 2,230.0 1,990 730 829 1,003 2.95 — -5,295

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Lefty Tyler — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
390 870 85 189 33 2 4 75 0 80 143 .217 .284 .274 .557 -1,988

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 12.7% below league average.

Career SLG .274 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OPS .557 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lefty Tyler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1910 BSN NL 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1911 BSN NL 28 61 10 10 2 0 0 2 0 8 9 .164 .266 (-39%) .336 (-22%) .356 (-45%) .693 (-34%) -309.2
1912 BSN NL 42 96 8 19 3 0 0 5 0 4 16 .198 .268 (-26%) .335 (-31%) .358 (-36%) .694 (-34%) -510.4
1913 BSN NL 43 102 13 21 7 0 0 10 0 11 16 .206 .259 (-21%) .325 (-13%) .345 (-21%) .670 (-17%) -253.6
1914 BSN NL 38 94 6 19 1 0 0 4 0 4 20 .202 .255 (-21%) .322 (-27%) .339 (-37%) .661 (-32%) -450.4
1915 BSN NL 45 88 11 23 7 0 1 6 0 4 19 .261 .250 (+4%) .318 (-8%) .332 (+13%) .651 (+3%) 1.1
1916 BSN NL 39 93 10 19 3 1 3 20 0 9 15 .204 .248 (-18%) .314 (-13%) .326 (+9%) .640 (-2%) -42.5
1917 BSN NL 61 134 8 31 4 0 0 11 0 17 19 .231 .248 (-7%) .312 (+2%) .323 (-19%) .635 (-9%) -118.5
1918 CHN NL 38 100 9 21 1 0 0 8 0 9 15 .210 .255 (-18%) .318 (-14%) .326 (-33%) .645 (-23%) -316.4
1919 CHN NL 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1920 CHN NL 29 65 6 17 3 1 0 6 0 9 7 .262 .271 (-4%) .331 (+6%) .363 (-7%) .694 (-1%) 11.6
1921 CHN NL 19 26 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 .231 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 390 870 85 189 33 2 4 75 0 80 143 .217 — — — — -1,988

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Lefty Tyler — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Lefty Tyler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1918 WS CHN 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .200
1914 WS BSN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Lefty Tyler — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 4 4 0 33.0 22 7 14 8 1.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Lefty Tyler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1918 WS CHN 1 1 3 3 0 23.0 14 3 11 4 1.17
1914 WS BSN 0 0 1 1 0 10.0 8 4 3 4 3.60

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Lefty Tyler — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home19243648100032.229
Away1984343788437.203

Pitching — Home / Away

Lefty Tyler — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1631202.110673754445902.81
Away1601020.19213753884173.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lefty Tyler — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-07-20 CHCPHIL 301000000
1921-07-17 CHCBROL 100000001
1921-07-13 CHCBSNL 111100000
1921-07-10 CHCNY1L 311100000
1921-06-29 CHCPITL 000000000
1921-06-28 CHCPITW 311000000
1921-06-27 CHCPITL 100000001
1921-06-21 CHCSTLL 100000000
1921-06-17 CHCNY1W 000000000
1921-06-14 CHCBSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lefty Tyler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1921-07-20 CHCPHI — 6.0733002
1921-07-10 CHCNY1 L 8.01021000
1921-06-29 CHCPIT — 1.0100000
1921-06-28 CHCPIT W 4.1400030
1921-06-17 CHCNY1 — 1.2440300
1921-06-06 CHCBRO — 1.0311000
1921-05-30 CHCPIT L 8.01166230
1921-05-21 CHCNY1 W 9.01022220
1921-04-23 CHCSTL — 2.0300010
1921-04-18 CHCPIT W 9.0642730

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lefty Tyler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 11 0 91 4 0 6
P 323 0 117 672 38 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lefty Tyler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 BSN P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1911 BSN P 28 0 8 58 8 2
1912 BSN P 42 0 15 75 5 3
1913 BSN P 39 0 13 107 9 1
1914 BSN P 38 0 16 57 5 3
1915 BSN P 32 0 6 50 1 1
1916 BSN P 34 0 9 72 3 3
1917 BSN 1B 11 0 91 4 0 6
1917 BSN P 32 0 14 76 2 4
1918 CHN P 33 0 17 88 3 3
1919 CHN P 6 0 1 13 0 1
1920 CHN P 27 0 15 64 2 3
1921 CHN P 10 0 3 10 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Lefty Tyler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 323
First Base 11

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Lefty Tyler (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Coombs
    158-110, 2.78 ERA
  2. 96
    Ray Caldwell
    133-120, 3.22 ERA
  3. 81
    Bob Groom
    119-150, 3.10 ERA
  4. 79
    Cy Falkenberg
    130-123, 2.68 ERA
  5. 73
    Dutch Leonard
    139-113, 2.76 ERA
  6. 69
    Howie Camnitz
    133-106, 2.75 ERA

Lefty Tyler: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 20, 1910 and the final game on July 20, 1921, Lefty Tyler built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Doves (1910), the Boston Rustlers (1911), the Boston Braves (1912 through 1917), and the Chicago Cubs (1918 through 1921). Tyler played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Born on December 14, 1889, in Derry, NH, USA, Tyler was listed at 6 feet, 0 inches and 175 pounds. Tyler's death is recorded on September 29, 1953, in Lowell, MA, USA. The bio lists the given name George Albert.

Tyler's career pitching line is 127 wins, 116 losses and a 2.95 ERA over 323 appearances. Also on Tyler's record: 1,003 strikeouts, 179 complete games, and 30 shutouts. Against a 3.11 league ERA for the same years, Tyler was 5.2% better. The best win total was 19, in 1918. The strikeout high was 144 in 1912.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Tyler

What years did Lefty Tyler play?
Lefty Tyler played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921.
Was Lefty Tyler a pitcher?
Yes. Lefty Tyler pitched in the major leagues, recording 127 wins and 1003 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Tyler hit?
Lefty Tyler hit 4 career home runs with 189 hits.
What was Lefty Tyler's career batting average?
Lefty Tyler batted .217 over his career, with 189 hits in 870 at bats.
How many RBI did Lefty Tyler have?
Lefty Tyler drove in 75 runs in his career.
What was Lefty Tyler's career ERA?
Lefty Tyler finished with a 2.95 career ERA, going 127-116 with 1,003 strikeouts.