Lyle Overbay

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2014)

AVG .266
HR 151
RBI 675
H 1,355
OPS .776
PIV 5,910
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 235 lb
Born
1/28/1977 in Centralia, WA, USA
MLB Debut
2001-09-19
Last Game
2014-09-28

Full name: Lyle Stefan Overbay

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,587 5,102 645 1,355 356 12 151 675 19 638 1,108 .266 .347 .429 .776 5,910

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .776 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
2001 ARI NL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2002 ARI NL 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .100 — — — — 0.0
2003 ARI NL 86 254 23 70 20 0 4 28 1 35 67 .276 .264 (+4%) .332 (+10%) .422 (-5%) .754 (+2%) 162.4
2004 MIL NL 159 579 83 174 53 1 16 87 2 81 128 .301 .266 (+13%) .335 (+15%) .427 (+12%) .762 (+13%) 1776.1
2005 MIL NL 158 537 80 148 34 1 19 72 1 78 98 .276 .264 (+4%) .330 (+11%) .418 (+7%) .749 (+9%) 1188.0
2006 TOR AL 157 581 82 181 46 1 22 92 5 55 96 .312 .269 (+16%) .336 (+10%) .431 (+18%) .768 (+14%) 1831.9
2007 TOR AL 122 425 49 102 30 2 10 44 2 47 78 .240 .268 (-10%) .335 (-6%) .422 (-8%) .758 (-7%) -514.0
2008 TOR AL 158 544 74 147 32 2 15 69 1 74 116 .270 .263 (+2%) .333 (+7%) .416 (+1%) .749 (+4%) 561.2
2009 TOR AL 132 423 57 112 35 1 16 64 0 74 95 .265 .262 (+1%) .332 (+12%) .417 (+11%) .750 (+12%) 1137.1
2010 TOR AL 154 534 75 130 37 2 20 67 1 67 131 .243 .257 (-5%) .325 (+1%) .402 (+7%) .728 (+5%) 516.5
2011 PIT NL 103 352 40 80 17 1 8 37 1 36 77 .227 .255 (-11%) .320 (-6%) .399 (-12%) .719 (-10%) -519.6
2011 ARI NL 18 42 3 12 4 0 1 10 1 6 11 .286 — — — — -519.6
2012 ARI NL 45 96 11 28 9 0 2 10 0 12 26 .292 .254 (+15%) .318 (+15%) .405 (+11%) .724 (+13%) 221.7
2012 ATL NL 20 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .100 — — — — 221.7
2013 NYA AL 142 445 43 107 24 1 14 59 2 36 111 .240 .253 (-5%) .317 (-7%) .396 (-1%) .714 (-4%) -321.4
2014 MIL NL 121 258 24 60 14 0 4 35 2 36 60 .233 .251 (-7%) .313 (+4%) .386 (-14%) .700 (-6%) -129.5
Career · 16 seasons 1,587 5,102 645 1,355 356 12 151 675 19 638 1,108 .266 — — — — 5,612

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2014 MIL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 NLDS2 ARI 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home788245632767283342.274
Away799264631868368333.258

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.100000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-09-28 MILCHCL 100000000
2014-09-27 MILCHCW 100000001
2014-09-26 MILCHCL 300000000
2014-09-25 MILCINL 101000000
2014-09-24 MILCINW 300000000
2014-09-23 MILCINL 100000000
2014-09-21 MILPITL 300000002
2014-09-20 MILPITW 302200010
2014-09-19 MILPITL 100000000
2014-09-18 MILSTLL 000000010

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2014-05-19 MILATL — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1435 1329 11755 1000 68 1125
OF 4 4 5 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2003 ARI 1B 75 69 643 58 2 48
2004 MIL 1B 158 150 1311 113 11 110
2005 MIL 1B 154 143 1134 96 10 104
2006 TOR 1B 145 139 1357 93 9 124
2007 TOR 1B 119 107 1060 101 5 107
2008 TOR 1B 156 151 1316 155 5 112
2009 TOR 1B 130 117 1028 102 2 113
2010 TOR 1B 153 150 1310 101 6 150
2011 PIT 1B 98 92 836 60 8 90
2011 ARI 1B 11 10 84 6 0 7
2012 ARI 1B 21 21 170 14 1 26
2012 ATL 1B 2 2 20 0 0 0
2013 NYA 1B 130 114 933 67 4 93
2013 NYA OF 4 4 5 0 0 0
2014 MIL 1B 83 64 553 34 5 41
2014 MIL P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 1435
Right Field 4
Designated Hitter 15

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-06-06
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-07-01
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-05-08

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 MIL NL $1,500,000
2012 ARI NL $1,000,000
2011 PIT NL $5,000,000
2010 TOR AL $7,950,000
2009 TOR AL $7,950,000
2008 TOR AL $6,750,000
2007 TOR AL $1,350,000
2006 TOR AL $2,525,000
2005 MIL NL $446,000
2004 MIL NL $326,000
2003 ARI NL $300,000
Total Career Earnings $35,097,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Nevada-Reno Reno NV 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Lyle Overbay (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    J. T. Snow
    .268 avg, 189 HR
  2. 96
    Casey Blake
    .264 avg, 167 HR
  3. 96
    Melvin Mora
    .277 avg, 171 HR
  4. 95
    Neil Walker
    .267 avg, 149 HR
  5. 95
    Ronnie Belliard
    .273 avg, 114 HR
  6. 94
    Kevin Millar
    .274 avg, 170 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyle Overbay

What years did Lyle Overbay play?
Lyle Overbay played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.
Was Lyle Overbay a pitcher?
No. Lyle Overbay was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Lyle Overbay hit?
Lyle Overbay hit 151 career home runs with 1355 hits.