Steve Lyons

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1993)

Steve Lyons was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1993 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 9 seasons. In 853 career games, he hit .252 with 545 hits, 19 home runs, and 196 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .252
HR 19
RBI 196
H 545
OPS .642
PIV -2,961
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
6/3/1960 in Tacoma, WA, USA
MLB Debut
1985-04-15
Last Game
1993-10-03

Full name: Stephen John Lyons

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Career Batting Statistics

Steve Lyons — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
853 2,162 264 545 100 17 19 196 42 156 364 .252 .301 .340 .642 -2,961

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .301 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career SLG .340 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Steve Lyons 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
1985 BOS AL 133 371 52 98 14 3 5 30 12 32 64 .264 .257 (+3%) .323 (avg) .390 (-8%) .714 (-5%) -265.6
1986 BOS AL 59 124 20 31 7 2 1 14 2 12 23 .250 .257 (-3%) .325 (-4%) .395 (-8%) .720 (-6%) -148.9
1986 CHA AL 42 123 10 25 2 1 0 6 2 7 24 .203 .257 (-21%) .325 (-24%) .395 (-40%) .720 (-33%) -148.9
1987 CHA AL 76 193 26 54 11 1 1 19 3 12 37 .280 .262 (+6%) .331 (-3%) .415 (-13%) .746 (-8%) -274.8
1988 CHA AL 146 472 59 127 28 3 5 45 1 32 59 .269 .254 (+6%) .317 (-2%) .377 (-1%) .695 (-1%) -173.6
1989 CHA AL 140 443 51 117 21 3 2 50 9 35 68 .264 .254 (+4%) .319 (-1%) .375 (-10%) .694 (-6%) -374.3
1990 CHA AL 94 146 22 28 6 1 1 11 1 10 41 .192 .257 (-26%) .324 (-24%) .385 (-31%) .710 (-28%) -663.8
1991 BOS AL 87 212 15 51 10 1 4 17 10 11 35 .241 .255 (-6%) .323 (-14%) .384 (-8%) .708 (-11%) -405.5
1992 ATL NL 11 14 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 .071 — — — — 0.0
1992 MON NL 16 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .231 — — — — 0.0
1992 BOS AL 21 28 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1993 BOS AL 28 23 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 .130 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 853 2,162 264 545 100 17 19 196 42 156 364 .252 — — — — -2,455

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 Pitching Statistics

Steve Lyons — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 0 4 2 3.00 0.0

Career ERA 3.00 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 22.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Steve Lyons — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 CHA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 4 1 4.50 — 0.0
1991 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 4 2 3.00 — 0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Steve Lyons — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home4321081126261895.241
Away421108113828411101.263

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Lyons — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home23.041423.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Steve Lyons — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1993-10-03 BOSMILL 300000001
1993-10-02 BOSMILL 000000000
1993-09-29 BOSDETL 010000000
1993-09-25 BOSMINL 000000000
1993-09-24 BOSMINW 000000000
1993-09-22 BOSTORW 100000001
1993-09-18 BOSNYYL 000000000
1993-09-14 BOSBALL 100000000
1993-09-12 BOSCLEW 101000000
1993-09-11 BOSCLEL 100000001

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Steve Lyons — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-07-21 BOSMIN — 1.0200010
1990-06-16 CHWOAK — 2.0211410

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Lyons — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 115 38 490 50 5 55
2B 118 84 201 260 11 61
3B 229 173 142 401 37 51
C 4 0 0 0 0 0
OF 334 228 641 12 14 3
P 2 0 0 1 0 0
SS 6 0 3 3 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Lyons — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1985 BOS 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1985 BOS OF 114 88 253 4 7 0
1985 BOS SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BOS OF 55 31 100 3 3 1
1986 CHA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1986 CHA 3B 3 3 1 6 0 0
1986 CHA OF 35 32 73 2 1 0
1987 CHA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1987 CHA 3B 51 43 35 99 4 11
1987 CHA OF 15 11 33 2 0 1
1988 CHA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1988 CHA 2B 4 2 5 4 1 1
1988 CHA 3B 128 102 81 238 25 36
1988 CHA C 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CHA OF 14 13 40 1 3 1
1989 CHA 1B 40 19 230 24 3 24
1989 CHA 2B 70 60 142 185 6 46
1989 CHA 3B 28 18 16 35 6 3
1989 CHA C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CHA OF 20 13 24 0 0 0
1989 CHA SS 3 0 2 1 0 0
1990 CHA 1B 61 14 206 19 2 26
1990 CHA 2B 15 12 29 29 3 6
1990 CHA 3B 5 0 0 4 0 1
1990 CHA OF 7 3 9 0 0 0
1990 CHA P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1990 CHA SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1991 BOS 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BOS 2B 16 8 18 25 1 6
1991 BOS 3B 12 7 9 17 2 0
1991 BOS OF 45 33 90 0 0 0
1991 BOS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BOS SS 1 0 1 1 0 0
1992 ATL 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0
1992 ATL OF 6 2 4 0 0 0
1992 MON 1B 1 1 6 2 0 2
1992 MON OF 8 0 4 0 0 0
1992 BOS 1B 8 4 45 5 0 3
1992 BOS 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1992 BOS OF 5 1 6 0 0 0
1993 BOS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BOS 2B 9 2 6 15 0 2
1993 BOS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BOS C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BOS OF 10 1 5 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Steve Lyons Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 4
First Base 115
Second Base 117
Third Base 230
Shortstop 6
Left Field 59
Center Field 237
Right Field 43
Designated Hitter 21

Salary History

Steve Lyons — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1992 ATL NL $650,000
1991 BOS AL $650,000
1990 CHA AL $525,000
1989 CHA AL $325,000
1988 CHA AL $175,000
Total Career Earnings $2,325,000

College History

Steve Lyons — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Oregon State University Corvallis OR 1979, 1980, 1981

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Steve Lyons (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Denny Hocking
    .251 avg, 25 HR
  2. 97
    Darwin Barney
    .246 avg, 31 HR
  3. 96
    Casey Candaele
    .250 avg, 11 HR
  4. 94
    Joe McEwing
    .251 avg, 25 HR
  5. 93
    Rob Wilfong
    .248 avg, 39 HR
  6. 92
    Donnie Hill
    .257 avg, 26 HR

Steve Lyons: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 15, 1985 and the final game on October 3, 1993, Steve Lyons built the record summarized on this page. Lyons played for the Boston Red Sox (1985 to 1993), the Chicago White Sox (1986 to 1990), the Atlanta Braves (1992), and the Montreal Expos (1992). Born on June 3, 1960, in Tacoma, WA, USA, Lyons is listed as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds. The given name on file is Stephen John Lyons.

Across 853 games at the plate, Lyons's career line reads 545 hits in 2,162 at bats for a .252 average, plus 19 homers, 196 runs batted in, and 42 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .301 clip and slugging .340, Lyons finished with a .642 OPS. Against a .258 league average for those years, Lyons's .252 average was near the norm. The OPS comparison is .642 to a league .714, 10.1% below average. 1988 produced Lyons's most hits, 127 of them for the Chicago White Sox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Lyons

What years did Steve Lyons play?
Steve Lyons played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1993.
Was Steve Lyons a pitcher?
No. Steve Lyons was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Steve Lyons hit?
Steve Lyons hit 19 career home runs with 545 hits.
What was Steve Lyons's career batting average?
Steve Lyons batted .252 over his career, with 545 hits in 2,162 at bats.
How many RBI did Steve Lyons have?
Steve Lyons drove in 196 runs in his career.
What was Steve Lyons's career ERA?
Steve Lyons finished with a 3.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.