Brandon Lyon was born on Friday, August 10, 1979, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lyon was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 4, 2001, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Brandon Lyon baseball stats page.
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Brandon Lyon Autograph on a 2002 Topps (#487)
Brandon LyonBrandon Lyon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
2001 | 22 | Blue Jays | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 261 | 63 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2002 | 23 | Blue Jays | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 279 | 78 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 24 | Red Sox | 49 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 59.0 | 273 | 73 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2005 | 26 | Diamondbacks | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.44 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29.1 | 144 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 27 | Diamondbacks | 68 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 293 | 68 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
2007 | 28 | Diamondbacks | 73 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74.0 | 307 | 70 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
2008 | 29 | Diamondbacks | 61 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 59.1 | 265 | 75 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2009 | 30 | Tigers | 65 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78.2 | 314 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 9 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
2010 | 31 | Astros | 79 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 78.0 | 333 | 68 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
2011 | 32 | Astros | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11.48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.1 | 71 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 33 | Astros | 37 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 154 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2012 | 33 | Blue Jays | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 107 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
2013 | 34 | Mets | 36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 146 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 571 | 21 | 233 | 42 | 47 | .472 | 4.16 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 681.1 | 2,947 | 721 | 315 | 338 | 69 | 220 | 47 | 465 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 117 |
Brandon LyonBrandon Lyon Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2001 | 22 | Blue Jays | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2002 | 23 | Blue Jays | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2003 | 24 | Red Sox | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2005 | 26 | Diamondbacks | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2006 | 27 | Diamondbacks | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
2007 | 28 | Diamondbacks | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 29 | Diamondbacks | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2009 | 30 | Tigers | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2010 | 31 | Astros | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2011 | 32 | Astros | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2012 | 33 | Astros | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2012 | 33 | Blue Jays | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2013 | 34 | Mets | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 570 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Brandon LyonBrandon Lyon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2001 Blue Jays | P | 11 | 11 | 189 | 12 | 1.1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
2002 Blue Jays | P | 15 | 10 | 186 | 18 | 1.2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.47 |
2003 Red Sox | P | 49 | 0 | 177 | 11 | 0.2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.53 |
2005 Diamondbacks | P | 32 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
2006 Diamondbacks | P | 68 | 0 | 207 | 9 | 0.1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
2007 Diamondbacks | P | 73 | 0 | 222 | 13 | 0.2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.46 |
2008 Diamondbacks | P | 61 | 0 | 177 | 8 | 0.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.22 |
2009 Tigers | P | 65 | 0 | 237 | 26 | 0.4 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
2010 Astros | P | 79 | 0 | 234 | 26 | 0.3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.77 |
2011 Astros | P | 15 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.85 |
2012 Astros | P | 37 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.75 |
2012 Blue Jays | P | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
2013 Mets | P | 36 | 0 | 102 | 7 | 0.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.59 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 571 | 21 | 2,040 | 151 | 0.3 | 145 | 51 | 94 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.92 | |
12 Years | 571 | 21 | 2,040 | 151 | 0.3 | 145 | 51 | 94 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.92 |
Brandon LyonBrandon Lyon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2001 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 5.00 | 2.14 |
2002 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 4.35 | 2.76 |
2003 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.63 | 7.63 | 2.90 |
2005 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.70 | 5.22 | 3.07 |
2006 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.09 | 5.97 | 2.86 |
2007 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.82 | 4.86 | 2.68 |
2008 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.38 | 6.67 | 1.97 |
2009 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.84 | 6.52 | 3.55 |
2010 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.74 | 6.23 | 3.58 |
2011 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.20 | 4.05 | 3.38 |
2012 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.18 | 8.75 | 2.75 |
2012 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.11 | 10.08 | 3.24 |
2013 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.77 | 6.03 | 3.41 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.11 | 6.14 | 2.91 |
Brandon LyonBrandon Lyon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2001 Toronto Blue Jays | 28 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Toronto Blue Jays | 28 | $221,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Boston Red Sox | 38 | $309,500.00 | - | - |
2005 Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | $830,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | $3,125,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Detroit Tigers | 37 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Houston Astros | 37 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Houston Astros | 37 | $5,250,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Houston Astros | 37 | $5,500,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Toronto Blue Jays | 31 | " " | - | - |
2013 New York Mets | 34 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
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