Tyler Lyons
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2020)
Tyler Lyons was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Yankees, a span of 8 seasons. Across 162 career appearances, he went 13-12 with a 4.30 ERA and 289 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 667.2.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2013-05-22
- Last Game
- 2020-09-23
Full name: Tyler William Lyons
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SLN | NL | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 4.75 | 3.87 (-23%) | 185.3 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 36 | 4.42 | 3.74 (-18%) | 83.3 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 60 | 3.75 | 3.96 (+5%) | -858.2 |
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 46 | 3.38 | 4.19 (+19%) | -423.0 |
| 2017 | SLN | NL | 4 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.0 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 68 | 2.83 | 4.36 (+35%) | 2042.9 |
| 2018 | SLN | NL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 8.64 | 4.15 (-108%) | -363.2 |
| 2019 | PIT | NL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11.25 | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | NYA | AL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4.15 | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | NYA | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21.60 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 13 | 12 | 162 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 282.2 | 255 | 135 | 90 | 289 | 4.30 | — | 667 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .122 | .217 | .122 | .339 | 0 |
Career AVG .122 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.
Career OBP .217 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.
Career SLG .122 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.
Career OPS .339 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SLN | NL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | SLN | NL | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SLN | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | NYA | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 162 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .122 | — | — | — | — | 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
View full game log (324 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 |
| Away | 83 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79 | 135.0 | 125 | 71 | 42 | 141 | 4.73 |
| Away | 83 | 147.2 | 130 | 64 | 48 | 148 | 3.90 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-23 | NYY | TOR | — | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-09-28 | NYY | TEX | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-09-27 | NYY | TEX | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-09-24 | NYY | TBR | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-09-22 | NYY | TOR | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-09-20 | NYY | TOR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-09-15 | NYY | TOR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-09-13 | NYY | TOR | L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-09-12 | NYY | DET | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-09-09 | NYY | BOS | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 162 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SLN | NL | $512,500 |
| Total Career Earnings | $512,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | OK | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Tyler Lyons: the record in brief
May 22, 2013 and September 23, 2020 bracket Tyler Lyons's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (2013 to 2018), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2019), and the New York Yankees (2019 through 2020). Lyons, born on February 21, 1988, in Lubbock, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6'2" and 210 pounds. Tyler Lyons was the playing name; the full given name is Tyler William.
The pitching table credits Lyons with a 13-12 record and a 4.30 ERA in 162 games. Also on Lyons's record: 289 strikeouts. Lyons's 4.30 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. 2017 was Lyons's sharpest full season, a 2.83 ERA against the league's 4.36. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Lyons's career adds up to 667.2.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Lyons
- What years did Tyler Lyons play?
- Tyler Lyons played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020.
- Was Tyler Lyons a pitcher?
- Yes. Tyler Lyons pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 289 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Tyler Lyons hit?
- Tyler Lyons hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
- What was Tyler Lyons's career batting average?
- Tyler Lyons batted .122 over his career, with 5 hits in 41 at bats.
- How many RBI did Tyler Lyons have?
- Tyler Lyons drove in 1 runs in his career.
- What was Tyler Lyons's career ERA?
- Tyler Lyons finished with a 4.30 career ERA, going 13-12 with 289 strikeouts.