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Brandon Lyon
Brandon James Lyon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 4, 2001

Born August 10, 1979 in Salt Lake City, UT

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2000. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2001 21 TOR AL   5   4  11  11   0   0   0  0   63.0   63   31   30   6   15   35   1   0   261   0   1  4.29  4.62  108 1.238
 2002 22 TOR AL   1   4  15  10   0   0   0  0   62.0   78   47   45  14   19   30   2   2   279   2   0  6.53  4.65   71 1.565
 2003 23 BOS AL   4   6  49   0   0   0  31  9   59.0   73   33   27   6   19   50   2   0   273   5   0  4.12  4.67  113 1.559
 2005 25 ARI NL   0   2  32   0   0   0  22 14   29.3   44   25   21   6   10   17   2   1   144   2   1  6.44  4.44   69 1.841
 2006 26 ARI NL   2   4  68   0   0   0  22  0   69.3   68   32   30   7   22   46   0   1   293   7   0  3.89  4.72  121 1.298
 2007 27 ARI NL   6   4  73   0   0   0  20  2   74.0   70   25   22   2   22   40   1   3   307   2   1  2.68  4.70  176 1.243
 2008 28 ARI NL   1   1  17   0   0   0  16 10   16.0   14    4    4   2    2   12   0   0    64   0   0  2.25  4.46  198 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .432  19  25 265  21   0   0 111 35  372.7  410  197  179  43  109  230   8   7  1621  18   3  4.32  4.64  107 1.393
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   5  63   4   0   0  26  8   88.3   97   46   42  10   25   54   1   1   385   4   0  4.32  4.64  107 1.393
 Career High      6   6  73  11   0   0  31 14   74.0   78   47   45  14   22   50   2   3   307   7   1  2.68  4.72  176 1.238

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2006 26 ARI NL  68    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      203    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     70    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2006 26 ARI NL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .350|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons         1    0    0            |           |1.000  .350|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 21 TOR AL P 11 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 1.09 0.49 1.71 1.74 11 63.0 2002 22 TOR AL P 15 5 12 1 1 .944 .955 1.13 0.48 2.47 1.68 10 62.0 2003 23 BOS AL P 49 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.20 0.49 1.53 1.72 0 59.0 2005 25 ARI NL P 32 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.84 1.75 0 29.3 2006 26 ARI NL P 68 1 8 0 1 1.000 .957 0.13 0.43 1.17 1.71 0 69.3 2007 27 ARI NL P 73 3 9 1 1 .923 .968 0.16 0.40 1.46 1.68 0 74.0 2008 28 ARI NL P 17 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.12 0.46 1.12 1.86 0 16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2001 21 TOR AL P 11 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 1.09 0.49 1.71 1.74 11 63.0 2002 22 TOR AL P 15 5 12 1 1 .944 .955 1.13 0.48 2.47 1.68 10 62.0 2003 23 BOS AL P 49 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.20 0.49 1.53 1.72 0 59.0 2005 25 ARI NL P 32 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.84 1.75 0 29.3 2006 26 ARI NL P 68 1 8 0 1 1.000 .957 0.13 0.43 1.17 1.71 0 69.3 2007 27 ARI NL P 73 3 9 1 1 .923 .968 0.16 0.40 1.46 1.68 0 74.0 2008 28 ARI NL P 17 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.12 0.46 1.12 1.86 0 16.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 265 18 50 3 3 .958 .958 0.26 0.44 1.64 1.72 21 372.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 265 18 50 3 3 .958 .958 0.26 0.44 1.64 1.72 21 373
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2007   NLDS  ARI CHC     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     1   0   1   1 
        NLCS  ARI COL     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     0   0   0   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   5   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   6     1   0   1   5 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2007   NLDS  ARI CHC     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ARI COL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Saves
2008 NL-10-2

Games Finished
2008 NL-16-1

Youngest Player
2001 AL-21-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2083) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1824) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2000.

October 9, 2002: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 22, 2003: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Anastacio Martinez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Scott Sauerbeck.

July 31, 2003: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Anastacio Martinez and Jeff Suppan to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Gonzalez, Freddy Sanchez, and cash.

November 28, 2003: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Michael Goss (minors), Casey Fossum, and Jorge de la Rosa to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Curt Schilling.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Toronto Blue Jays$221,000
2003Boston Red Sox$309,500
2004Arizona Diamondbacks$330,000
2005Arizona Diamondbacks$330,000
2006Arizona Diamondbacks$830,000
2007Arizona Diamondbacks$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,520,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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