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Ted Lyons
Theodore Amar Lyons (Sunday Teddy)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.
School Baylor University

Debut July 2, 1923
Final Game May 19, 1946
Born December 28, 1900 in Lake Charles, LA
Died July 25, 1986 in Sulphur, LA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1923. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1923 22 CHW AL   2   1   9   1   0   0   5  0   22.7   30   21   16   2   15    6   1   3   113       1  6.35  3.94   62 1.985
 1924 23 CHW AL  12  11  41  22  12   0  15  3  216.3  279  143  117  10   72   52   2   4   979       0  4.87  4.10   84 1.622
 1925 24 CHW AL  21  11  43  32  19   5   8  3  262.7  274  111   95   7   83   45   2   5  1110       0  3.26  4.17  128 1.359 MVP-20
 1926 25 CHW AL  18  16  39  31  24   3   8  2  283.7  268  108   95   6  106   51   1   1  1208       0  3.01  3.86  128 1.318
 1927 26 CHW AL  22  14  39  34  30   2   4  2  307.7  291  125   97   7   67   71   0   2  1262       1  2.84  4.05  143 1.164 MVP-3
 1928 27 CHW AL  15  14  39  27  21   0  12  6  240.0  276  133  106  11   68   60   2   2  1093       0  3.98  4.04  102 1.433 MVP-22
 1929 28 CHW AL  14  20  37  31  21   1   6  2  259.3  276  136  118  11   76   57   2   3  1102       0  4.10  4.28  105 1.357
 1930 29 CHW AL  22  15  42  36  29   1   6  1  297.7  331  160  125  12   57   69   2   2  1258       1  3.78  4.60  122 1.303
 1931 30 CHW AL   4   6  22  12   7   0   8  0  101.0  117   50   45   6   33   16   0   1   435       1  4.01  4.25  106 1.485
 1932 31 CHW AL  10  15  33  26  19   1   4  2  230.7  243  104   84  10   71   58   3   1   979       0  3.28  4.34  133 1.361 MVP-19
 1933 32 CHW AL  10  21  36  27  14   2   9  1  228.0  260  142  111  10   74   74   0  10  1016       0  4.38  4.24   97 1.465
 1934 33 CHW AL  11  13  30  24  21   0   4  1  205.3  249  138  111  15   66   53   2   2   928       1  4.87  4.72   97 1.534
 1935 34 CHW AL  15   8  23  22  19   3   1  0  190.7  194   79   64  15   56   54   3   4   811       0  3.02  4.63  153 1.311 MVP-13
 1936 35 CHW AL  10  13  26  24  15   1   2  0  182.0  227  115  104  21   45   48   3   1   804       0  5.14  5.19  101 1.495
 1937 36 CHW AL  12   7  22  22  11   0   0  0  169.3  182   86   78  21   45   45   1   2   706       0  4.15  4.62  112 1.341
 1938 37 CHW AL   9  11  23  23  17   1   0  0  194.7  238   93   80  13   52   54   0   1   862       1  3.70  4.89  132 1.490
 1939 38 CHW AL  14   6  21  21  16   0   0  0  172.7  162   71   53   7   26   65   1   0   702       0  2.76  4.71  171 1.089 MVP-17,AS
 1940 39 CHW AL  12   8  22  22  17   4   0  0  186.3  188   85   67  17   37   72   0   6   789       0  3.24  4.42  137 1.208 MVP-27
 1941 40 CHW AL  12  10  22  22  19   2   0  0  187.3  199   87   77   9   37   63   4   2   795       0  3.70  4.11  111 1.260 MVP-15
 1942 41 CHW AL  14   6  20  20  20   1   0  0  180.3  167   52   42  11   26   50   2   3   720       0  2.10  3.62  173 1.070 MVP-12
 1946 45 CHW AL   1   4   5   5   5   0   0  0   42.7   38   17   11   2    9   10   0   0   174       0  2.32  3.40  146 1.102
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 21 Yr WL% .531 260 230 594 484 356  27  92 23 4161.0 4489 2056 1696 223 1121 1073  31  55 17846       6  3.67  4.32  118 1.348
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  14  37  30  22   1   5  1  262.3  283  129  106  14   70   67   1   3  1125   0   0  3.67  4.32  118 1.348
 Career High     22  21  43  36  30   5  15  6  307.7  331  160  125  21  106   74   4  10  1262   0   1  2.10  5.19  173 1.070
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 22 CHW AL   9    5    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .200  .333  .200   43    1   0           0    
 1924 23 CHW AL  41   77   10   17   0  1   0    6   0  0   5  13  .221  .277  .247   37   19   4           1    
 1925 24 CHW AL  43   97    6   18   3  0   0    7   0  0   3  13  .186  .218  .216   13   21   9           1     MVP-20
 1926 25 CHW AL  41  104    7   22   1  1   0    3   0  0   1  10  .212  .219  .240   22   25   8           0    
 1927 26 CHW AL  41  110   16   28   6  2   1    9   0  0   6  17  .255  .293  .373   73   41   7           0     MVP-3
 1928 27 CHW AL  49   91   10   23   2  0   0    8   0  0   1   9  .253  .261  .275   41   25   5           0     MVP-22
 1929 28 CHW AL  40   91    7   20   4  0   0   11   0  0   9  13  .220  .290  .264   44   24   4           0    
 1930 29 CHW AL  57  122   20   38   6  3   1   15   0  0   2  18  .311  .323  .434   92   53   6           0    
 1931 30 CHW AL  42   33    6    5   0  0   0    3   0  0   2   1  .152  .200  .152   -4    5   3           0    
 1932 31 CHW AL  49   73   11   19   2  1   1   10   0  0   4  10  .260  .308  .356   76   26   6           1     MVP-19
 1933 32 CHW AL  51   91   11   26   2  1   1   11   0  1   4   6  .286  .316  .363   82   33   1           0    
 1934 33 CHW AL  50   97    9   20   4  0   1   16   0  0   3  19  .206  .245  .278   33   27   4           2    
 1935 34 CHW AL  29   82    5   18   4  0   0    6   0  0   3   4  .220  .256  .268   35   22   3           1     MVP-13
 1936 35 CHW AL  26   70    2   11   0  0   0    5   0  0   5  12  .157  .213  .157   -9   11   1           0    
 1937 36 CHW AL  23   57    6   12   0  0   0    3   0  0   9  14  .211  .318  .211   36   12   6           0    
 1938 37 CHW AL  24   72    9   14   2  0   0    4   0  0   2   9  .194  .216  .222    9   16   3           0    
 1939 38 CHW AL  21   61    5   18   3  0   0    8   0  0   5   7  .295  .348  .344   76   21   6           0   1 MVP-17,AS
 1940 39 CHW AL  22   75    4   18   4  0   0    7   0  0   2   7  .240  .260  .293   42   22   2           0   4 MVP-27
 1941 40 CHW AL  22   74    8   20   2  0   0    6   0  0   2   6  .270  .289  .297   56   22   2           0   2 MVP-15
 1942 41 CHW AL  20   67   10   16   4  0   0   10   0  0   3   7  .239  .282  .299   65   20   2           1   2 MVP-12
 1946 45 CHW AL   5   14    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .067  .000  -80    0   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons     705 1563  162  364  49  9   5  149   0  1  73 201  .233  .270  .285   45  446  83   0   0   7   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        359   37   84  11  2   1   34   0  0  17  46  .233  .270  .285   45  102  19   0   0   2   2
 Career High     57  122   20   38   6  3   1   16   0  1   9  19                          53   9   0   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 22 CHW AL    6    4    0   0.0   107| .200  .289| .333  .359| .200  .399| .533  .758|  43  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1924 23 CHW AL   87   64    5   2.1   109| .221  .294| .277  .363| .247  .404| .524  .767|  37  .174  -7.4  -0.7   0%
 1925 24 CHW AL  110   88    4   1.2   111| .186  .293| .218  .363| .216  .411| .434  .774|  13  .067 -12.9  -1.2   0%
 1926 25 CHW AL  113   90    5   1.5   106| .212  .285| .219  .356| .240  .399| .459  .755|  22  .108 -12.3  -1.2   0%
 1927 26 CHW AL  123   89   12   3.6   109| .255  .290| .293  .358| .373  .408| .666  .766|  73  .366  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1928 27 CHW AL   97   73    7   2.6   107| .253  .287| .261  .352| .275  .408| .536  .761|  41  .245  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1929 28 CHW AL  104   75    7   2.5   111| .220  .290| .290  .357| .264  .420| .554  .777|  44  .221  -7.5  -0.7   0%
 1930 29 CHW AL  130   90   17   5.0   113| .311  .291| .323  .355| .434  .428| .757  .783|  92  .480  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1931 30 CHW AL   38   31    1   0.9   103| .152  .279| .200  .345| .152  .399| .352  .744|  -4  .039  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1932 31 CHW AL   84   60    8   3.6   106| .260  .278| .308  .347| .356  .408| .664  .755|  76  .350  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1933 32 CHW AL   96   67   10   4.0   103| .286  .276| .316  .347| .363  .398| .679  .744|  82  .422  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1934 33 CHW AL  106   81    6   2.0   114| .206  .292| .245  .366| .278  .420| .523  .787|  33  .153 -10.2  -1.0   0%
 1935 34 CHW AL   89   67    5   2.0   113| .220  .290| .256  .363| .268  .419| .524  .782|  35  .156  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 1936 35 CHW AL   76   60    2   0.9   125| .157  .304| .213  .380| .157  .446| .370  .826|  -9  .033 -12.7  -1.2   0%
 1937 36 CHW AL   72   51    4   2.1   117| .211  .290| .318  .365| .211  .432| .529  .797|  36  .154  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1938 37 CHW AL   77   61    3   1.3   120| .194  .293| .216  .372| .222  .436| .438  .808|   9  .071 -10.6  -1.0   0%
 1939 38 CHW AL   72   50    7   3.7   116| .295  .290| .348  .366| .344  .429| .692  .795|  76  .361  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1940 39 CHW AL   79   63    6   2.5   112| .240  .280| .260  .354| .293  .425| .553  .779|  42  .226  -6.5  -0.6   0%
 1941 40 CHW AL   78   58    6   2.8   106| .270  .274| .289  .351| .297  .404| .586  .755|  56  .273  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1942 41 CHW AL   73   55    5   2.4    93| .239  .263| .282  .337| .299  .369| .581  .706|  65  .277  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1946 45 CHW AL   16   15    0   0.0    92| .000  .259| .067  .333| .000  .372| .067  .705| -80  .000  -3.4  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons     1726 1292  120   2.5   110| .233  .287| .270  .358| .285  .413| .555  .771|  45  .220 -132.9 -12.9   0%

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

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1923 22 CHW AL   P    9      3    7    0    1 1.000  .962  1.11  1.49  3.96  2.74    1   22.7
 1924 23 CHW AL   P   41      3   43    5    2  .902  .958  1.12  1.32  1.91  2.53   22  216.3
 1925 24 CHW AL   P   43      8   80    4    3  .957  .960  2.05  1.40  3.01  2.66   32  262.7
 1926 25 CHW AL   P   39     16   91    5    3  .955  .957  2.74  1.39  3.39  2.66   31  283.7
 1927 26 CHW AL   P   39     13   79    2    3  .979  .959  2.36  1.40  2.69  2.62   34  307.7
 1928 27 CHW AL   P   39     20   60    7    6  .920  .957  2.05  1.37  3.00  2.44   27  240.0
 1929 28 CHW AL   P   37     21   66    5    4  .946  .958  2.35  1.29  3.02  2.34   31  259.3
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30                            0    0    1
 1930 29 CHW AL   P   42     14   77    6    5  .938  .946  2.17  1.18  2.75  2.20   36  297.7
 1931 30 CHW AL   P   22      4   18    1    3  .957  .952  1.00  1.19  1.96  2.21   12  101.0
 1932 31 CHW AL   P   33     11   42    2    1  .964  .958  1.61  1.21  2.07  2.24   26  230.7
 1933 32 CHW AL   P   36     10   49    1    3  .983  .959  1.64  1.18  2.33  2.28   27  228.0
 1934 33 CHW AL   P   30     12   50    4    4  .939  .955  2.07  1.11  2.72  2.14   24  205.3
 1935 34 CHW AL   P   23      9   31    0    2 1.000  .950  1.74  1.12  1.89  2.15   22  190.7
 1936 35 CHW AL   P   26     12   38    0    2 1.000  .956  1.92  1.04  2.47  1.99   24  182.0
 1937 36 CHW AL   P   22      6   33    0    3 1.000  .954  1.77  1.09  2.07  2.05   22  169.3
 1938 37 CHW AL   P   23      9   46    1    1  .982  .952  2.39  1.12  2.54  2.11   23  194.7
 1939 38 CHW AL   P   21      9   22    3    3  .912  .951  1.48  0.98  1.62  1.92   21  172.7 AS
 1940 39 CHW AL   P   22     12   24    3    1  .923  .955  1.64  1.05  1.74  2.04   22  186.3
 1941 40 CHW AL   P   22     17   36    1    3  .981  .960  2.41  1.16  2.55  2.14   22  187.3
 1942 41 CHW AL   P   20      8   41    1    4  .980  .957  2.45  1.30  2.45  2.31   20  180.3
 1946 45 CHW AL   P    5      2   10    0    0 1.000  .952  2.40  1.00  2.53  2.00    5   42.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1929 28 CHW AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30                            0    0    1

 1923 22 CHW AL   P    9      3    7    0    1 1.000  .962  1.11  1.49  3.96  2.74    1   22.7
 1924 23 CHW AL   P   41      3   43    5    2  .902  .958  1.12  1.32  1.91  2.53   22  216.3
 1925 24 CHW AL   P   43      8   80    4    3  .957  .960  2.05  1.40  3.01  2.66   32  262.7
 1926 25 CHW AL   P   39     16   91    5    3  .955  .957  2.74  1.39  3.39  2.66   31  283.7
 1927 26 CHW AL   P   39     13   79    2    3  .979  .959  2.36  1.40  2.69  2.62   34  307.7
 1928 27 CHW AL   P   39     20   60    7    6  .920  .957  2.05  1.37  3.00  2.44   27  240.0
 1929 28 CHW AL   P   37     21   66    5    4  .946  .958  2.35  1.29  3.02  2.34   31  259.3
 1930 29 CHW AL   P   42     14   77    6    5  .938  .946  2.17  1.18  2.75  2.20   36  297.7
 1931 30 CHW AL   P   22      4   18    1    3  .957  .952  1.00  1.19  1.96  2.21   12  101.0
 1932 31 CHW AL   P   33     11   42    2    1  .964  .958  1.61  1.21  2.07  2.24   26  230.7
 1933 32 CHW AL   P   36     10   49    1    3  .983  .959  1.64  1.18  2.33  2.28   27  228.0
 1934 33 CHW AL   P   30     12   50    4    4  .939  .955  2.07  1.11  2.72  2.14   24  205.3
 1935 34 CHW AL   P   23      9   31    0    2 1.000  .950  1.74  1.12  1.89  2.15   22  190.7
 1936 35 CHW AL   P   26     12   38    0    2 1.000  .956  1.92  1.04  2.47  1.99   24  182.0
 1937 36 CHW AL   P   22      6   33    0    3 1.000  .954  1.77  1.09  2.07  2.05   22  169.3
 1938 37 CHW AL   P   23      9   46    1    1  .982  .952  2.39  1.12  2.54  2.11   23  194.7
 1939 38 CHW AL   P   21      9   22    3    3  .912  .951  1.48  0.98  1.62  1.92   21  172.7
 1940 39 CHW AL   P   22     12   24    3    1  .923  .955  1.64  1.05  1.74  2.04   22  186.3
 1941 40 CHW AL   P   22     17   36    1    3  .981  .960  2.41  1.16  2.55  2.14   22  187.3
 1942 41 CHW AL   P   20      8   41    1    4  .980  .957  2.45  1.30  2.45  2.31   20  180.3
 1946 45 CHW AL   P    5      2   10    0    0 1.000  .952  2.40  1.00  2.53  2.00    5   42.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 594    219  943   51   57  .958  .956  1.96  1.23              484 4161.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30                            0    0    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       595    219  943   51   57  .958  .956  1.95  1.23

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1939   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

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.

All-Star
1939

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1925-AL-20-0.08
1927-AL-3-0.53
1928-AL-22-0.03
1932-AL-19-0.06
1935-AL-13-0.12
1939-AL-17-0.04
1940-AL-27-0.01
1941-AL-15-0.04
1942-AL-12-0.07
Car-242-0.98 shares

ERA
1925 AL-3.26-6
1926 AL-3.01-3
1927 AL-2.84-3
1930 AL-3.78-6
1932 AL-3.28-3
1935 AL-3.02-2
1938 AL-3.70-8
1939 AL-2.76-2
1940 AL-3.24-6
1942 AL-2.10-1

Wins
1925 AL-21-1
1926 AL-18-4
1927 AL-22-1
1930 AL-22-3
1935 AL-15-10
1939 AL-14-10
1942 AL-14-8
Car-260-40

Won-Loss %
1925 AL-.656-10
1935 AL-.652-8
1939 AL-.700-10
1942 AL-.700-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1925 AL-1.359-6
1926 AL-1.318-8
1927 AL-1.164-4
1929 AL-1.357-10
1930 AL-1.303-4
1932 AL-1.361-10
1935 AL-1.311-7
1937 AL-1.341-6
1939 AL-1.089-1
1940 AL-1.208-3
1941 AL-1.260-5
1942 AL-1.070-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1925 AL-9.39-9
1926 AL-8.50-4
1927 AL-8.51-8
1939 AL-8.44-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1925 AL-2.84-10
1927 AL-1.96-5
1930 AL-1.72-2
1932 AL-2.77-9
1933 AL-2.92-9
1934 AL-2.89-8
1935 AL-2.64-7
1936 AL-2.23-1
1937 AL-2.39-5
1938 AL-2.40-3
1939 AL-1.36-1
1940 AL-1.79-1
1941 AL-1.78-1
1942 AL-1.30-2

Games
1924 AL-41-10
1925 AL-43-10
1928 AL-39-9
1930 AL-42-6

Saves
1925 AL-3-8
1928 AL-6-3

Innings
1925 AL-262.7-2
1926 AL-283.7-2
1927 AL-307.7-1
1929 AL-259.3-7
1930 AL-297.7-1
Car-4161.0-37

Games Started
1925 AL-32-4
1926 AL-31-10
1927 AL-34-2
1929 AL-31-9
1930 AL-36-2
Car-484-53

Comp. Games
1925 AL-19-4
1926 AL-24-2
1927 AL-30-1
1928 AL-21-5
1929 AL-21-5
1930 AL-29-1
1932 AL-19-8
1934 AL-21-3
1935 AL-19-5
1938 AL-17-7
1939 AL-16-6
1941 AL-19-4
1942 AL-20-3
Car-356-24

Shutouts
1925 AL-5-1
1926 AL-3-2
1927 AL-2-10
1930 AL-1-10
1933 AL-2-4
1935 AL-3-4
1940 AL-4-1
1941 AL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1924 AL-10-7
1928 AL-11-10
1936 AL-21-4
1937 AL-21-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1926 AL-106-3
Car-1121-68

Hits Allowed
1924 AL-279-8
1925 AL-274-7
1926 AL-268-6
1927 AL-291-1
1928 AL-276-6
1929 AL-276-6
1930 AL-331-1
1933 AL-260-6
1934 AL-249-8
1938 AL-238-9
Car-4489-20

SO to Walk
1936 AL-1.07-10
1939 AL-2.50-1
1940 AL-1.95-2
1941 AL-1.70-1
1942 AL-1.92-4

Losses
1926 AL-16-3
1927 AL-14-9
1929 AL-20-2
1930 AL-15-8
1932 AL-15-5
1933 AL-21-1
1934 AL-13-10
Car-230-20

Earned Runs Allow.
1924 AL-117-5
1928 AL-106-5
1929 AL-118-6
1930 AL-125-4
1933 AL-111-4
1934 AL-111-10
Car-1696-22

Wild Pitches
1924 AL-4-9
1925 AL-5-4
1933 AL-10-1
1940 AL-6-10

Hit Batsmen
1941 AL-4-7

Batters Faced
1925 AL-1110-4
1926 AL-1208-2
1927 AL-1262-1
1928 AL-1093-8
1929 AL-1102-8
1930 AL-1258-3
1933 AL-1016-10
Car-17846-30

Games Finished
1924 AL-15-8

Adjusted ERA+
1925 AL-128-9
1926 AL-128-5
1927 AL-143-3
1930 AL-122-7
1932 AL-133-4
1935 AL-153-2
1938 AL-132-6
1939 AL-171-2
1940 AL-137-6
1942 AL-173-1

Oldest Player
1938 AL-37-9
1939 AL-38-7
1940 AL-39-3
1941 AL-40-3
1942 AL-41-2
1946 AL-45-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 32 (47) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 180 (55) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 30.0 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 65.0 (179) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
June 1, 1923: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
June 14, 1946: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
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Uniforms
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Name and misspellings: Sunday Theodore Amar Ted Teddy Lyons

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All-Star 1939	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1925-AL-20-0.08 1927-AL-3-0.53 1928-AL-22-0.03 1932-AL-19-0.06 1935-AL-13-0.12 1939-AL-17-0.04 1940-AL-27-0.01 1941-AL-15-0.04 1942-AL-12-0.07 Car-242-0.98 shares	ERA 1925 AL-3.26-6 1926 AL-3.01-3 1927 AL-2.84-3 1930 AL-3.78-6 1932 AL-3.28-3 1935 AL-3.02-2 1938 AL-3.70-8 1939 AL-2.76-2 1940 AL-3.24-6 1942 AL-2.10-1	Wins 1925 AL-21-1 1926 AL-18-4 1927 AL-22-1 1930 AL-22-3 1935 AL-15-10 1939 AL-14-10 1942 AL-14-8 Car-260-40	Won-Loss % 1925 AL-.656-10 1935 AL-.652-8 1939 AL-.700-10 1942 AL-.700-6	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1925 AL-1.359-6 1926 AL-1.318-8 1927 AL-1.164-4 1929 AL-1.357-10 1930 AL-1.303-4 1932 AL-1.361-10 1935 AL-1.311-7 1937 AL-1.341-6 1939 AL-1.089-1 1940 AL-1.208-3 1941 AL-1.260-5 1942 AL-1.070-2
Hits Allowed/9IP 1925 AL-9.39-9 1926 AL-8.50-4 1927 AL-8.51-8 1939 AL-8.44-8	Bases on Balls/9IP 1925 AL-2.84-10 1927 AL-1.96-5 1930 AL-1.72-2 1932 AL-2.77-9 1933 AL-2.92-9 1934 AL-2.89-8 1935 AL-2.64-7 1936 AL-2.23-1 1937 AL-2.39-5 1938 AL-2.40-3 1939 AL-1.36-1 1940 AL-1.79-1 1941 AL-1.78-1 1942 AL-1.30-2	Games 1924 AL-41-10 1925 AL-43-10 1928 AL-39-9 1930 AL-42-6	Saves 1925 AL-3-8 1928 AL-6-3	Innings 1925 AL-262.7-2 1926 AL-283.7-2 1927 AL-307.7-1 1929 AL-259.3-7 1930 AL-297.7-1 Car-4161.0-37	Games Started 1925 AL-32-4 1926 AL-31-10 1927 AL-34-2 1929 AL-31-9 1930 AL-36-2 Car-484-53
Comp. Games 1925 AL-19-4 1926 AL-24-2 1927 AL-30-1 1928 AL-21-5 1929 AL-21-5 1930 AL-29-1 1932 AL-19-8 1934 AL-21-3 1935 AL-19-5 1938 AL-17-7 1939 AL-16-6 1941 AL-19-4 1942 AL-20-3 Car-356-24	Shutouts 1925 AL-5-1 1926 AL-3-2 1927 AL-2-10 1930 AL-1-10 1933 AL-2-4 1935 AL-3-4 1940 AL-4-1 1941 AL-2-10	Home Runs Allow. 1924 AL-10-7 1928 AL-11-10 1936 AL-21-4 1937 AL-21-4	Bases On Balls Allow. 1926 AL-106-3 Car-1121-68	Hits Allowed 1924 AL-279-8 1925 AL-274-7 1926 AL-268-6 1927 AL-291-1 1928 AL-276-6 1929 AL-276-6 1930 AL-331-1 1933 AL-260-6 1934 AL-249-8 1938 AL-238-9 Car-4489-20	SO to Walk 1936 AL-1.07-10 1939 AL-2.50-1 1940 AL-1.95-2 1941 AL-1.70-1 1942 AL-1.92-4
Losses 1926 AL-16-3 1927 AL-14-9 1929 AL-20-2 1930 AL-15-8 1932 AL-15-5 1933 AL-21-1 1934 AL-13-10 Car-230-20	Earned Runs Allow. 1924 AL-117-5 1928 AL-106-5 1929 AL-118-6 1930 AL-125-4 1933 AL-111-4 1934 AL-111-10 Car-1696-22	Wild Pitches 1924 AL-4-9 1925 AL-5-4 1933 AL-10-1 1940 AL-6-10	Hit Batsmen 1941 AL-4-7	Batters Faced 1925 AL-1110-4 1926 AL-1208-2 1927 AL-1262-1 1928 AL-1093-8 1929 AL-1102-8 1930 AL-1258-3 1933 AL-1016-10 Car-17846-30	Games Finished 1924 AL-15-8
Adjusted ERA+ 1925 AL-128-9 1926 AL-128-5 1927 AL-143-3 1930 AL-122-7 1932 AL-133-4 1935 AL-153-2 1938 AL-132-6 1939 AL-171-2 1940 AL-137-6 1942 AL-173-1	Oldest Player 1938 AL-37-9 1939 AL-38-7 1940 AL-39-3 1941 AL-40-3 1942 AL-41-2 1946 AL-45-1