Barry Lyons
Barry Stephen Lyons
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 202 lb.

Born: June 3, 1960 in Biloxi, MS
School: Delta State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1986
Final Game: October 1, 1995
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 26 NYM NL 6 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1987 27 NYM NL 53 143 130 15 33 4 1 4 24 0 0 8 24 .254 .301 .392 .693 86 51 1 2 0 3 1 2
1988 28 NYM NL 50 98 91 5 21 7 1 0 11 0 0 3 12 .231 .253 .330 .582 70 30 3 0 3 1 0 2/3
1989 29 NYM NL 79 252 235 15 58 13 0 3 27 0 1 11 28 .247 .283 .340 .623 82 80 7 2 1 3 1 2
1990 30 TOT NL 27 88 85 9 20 0 0 3 9 0 0 2 10 .235 .261 .341 .603 65 29 2 1 0 0 0 2
1990 30 NYM NL 24 83 80 8 19 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 9 .238 .265 .313 .578 59 25 2 1 0 0 0 2
1990 30 LAD NL 3 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .800 1.000 164 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1991 31 TOT MLB 11 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -59 1 0 0 0 0 0 /23
1991 31 LAD NL 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1991 31 CAL AL 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1995 35 CHW AL 27 70 64 8 17 2 0 5 16 0 0 4 14 .266 .304 .531 .836 117 34 0 0 1 1 0 2/D3
7 Seasons 253 675 628 53 150 26 2 15 89 0 1 29 92 .239 .275 .358 .633 78 225 13 5 5 8 3
162 Game Avg. 162 432 402 34 96 17 1 10 57 0 1 19 59 .239 .275 .358 .633 78 144 8 3 3 5 2
NYM (5 yrs) 212 586 545 44 131 24 2 9 71 0 1 25 75 .240 .277 .341 .618 75 186 13 5 4 7 3
LAD (2 yrs) 12 14 14 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .286 .357 -4 4 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 27 70 64 8 17 2 0 5 16 0 0 4 14 .266 .304 .531 .836 117 34 0 0 1 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 224 600 559 45 132 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 78 .236 .272 .340 .612 73 190 13 5 4 7 3
AL (2 yrs) 29 75 69 8 18 2 0 5 16 0 0 4 14 .261 .297 .507 .805 109 35 0 0 1 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1986 26 NYM NL 10 9 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .259 .100 .329 .000 .391 .100 .719 -70 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .111 .111 .000
1987 27 NYM NL 143 101 16 4.2 102 .276 .254 .263 .301 .332 .392 .410 .693 .742 86 .449 -2.6 -0.2 .622 .200 .138 .0
1988 28 NYM NL 98 77 7 2.5 85 .263 .231 .251 .253 .313 .330 .368 .582 .681 70 .291 -3.5 -0.4 .452 .132 .099
1989 29 NYM NL 252 189 21 3.0 86 .266 .247 .248 .283 .315 .340 .370 .623 .684 82 .365 -5.4 -0.6 .497 .136 .094 .0
1990 30 TOT NL 88 67 7 2.8 98 .236 .235 .264 .261 .330 .341 .397 .603 .727 65 .304 -4.7 -0.5 .478 .129 .106 .0
1990 30 NYM NL 83 63 6 2.6 98 .246 .238 .264 .265 .331 .313 .397 .578 .728 59 .269 -5.0 -0.5 .444 .100 .075 .0
1990 30 LAD NL 5 4 1 6.7 96 .000 .200 .262 .200 .328 .800 .393 1.000 .721 164 .683 0.3 0.0 1.000 .600 .600 .0
1991 31 TOT MLB 14 13 0 0.0 93 .083 .071 .257 .071 .324 .071 .386 .143 .711 -59 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .077 .000 .000
1991 31 LAD NL 9 9 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .255 .000 .323 .000 .382 .000 .705 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1991 31 CAL AL 5 4 0 0.0 96 .200 .200 .259 .200 .328 .200 .393 .400 .721 12 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1995 35 CHW AL 70 49 11 6.0 106 .261 .266 .266 .304 .339 .531 .419 .836 .758 117 .563 1.1 0.1 .809 .328 .266 .0
7 Seasons 675 505 62 3.3 93 .255 .239 .256 .275 .323 .358 .387 .633 .710 78 .376 -20.2 -2.1 .524 .164 .119 .0
162 Game Avg. 432 323 40 3.3 93 .255 .239 .256 .275 .323 .358 .387 .633 .710 78 .376 -20.2 -2.1 .524 .164 .119
NYM (5 yrs) 586 439 50 3.1 92 .261 .240 .255 .277 .321 .341 .383 .618 .704 75 .353 -18.6 -1.9 .502 .145 .101 .0
LAD (2 yrs) 14 13 1 2.1 93 .000 .071 .258 .071 .325 .286 .386 .357 .711 -4 .210 -2.1 -0.2 .308 .214 .214 .0
CAL (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 96 .200 .200 .259 .200 .328 .200 .393 .400 .721 12 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 70 49 11 6.0 106 .261 .266 .266 .304 .339 .531 .419 .836 .758 117 .563 1.1 0.1 .809 .328 .266 .0
NL (6 yrs) 600 452 51 3.0 92 .255 .236 .255 .272 .321 .340 .383 .612 .705 73 .349 -20.7 -2.2 .497 .147 .104 .0
AL (2 yrs) 75 53 11 5.5 105 .255 .261 .265 .297 .338 .507 .418 .805 .755 109 .531 0.5 0.0 .765 .304 .246 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1986 26 NYM NL 10 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2.00 4.5 4.5 1.33 70%
1987 27 NYM NL 143 2.8% 16.8% 5.6% 6.3% 27% 3.00 5.4 32.5 5.4 0.85 73%
1988 28 NYM NL 98 0.0% 12.2% 3.1% 8.2% 38% 4.00 7.6 8.3 0.70 1.00 82% 13% 0.0% 47%
1989 29 NYM NL 252 1.2% 11.1% 4.4% 6.4% 28% 2.55 8.4 78.3 8.7 0.73 0.98 82% 23% 2.9% 14%
1990 30 TOT NL 88 3.4% 11.4% 2.3% 3.4% 15% 5.00 8.5 28.3 9.4 0.76 0.90 82% 15% 9.1% 21%
1990 30 NYM NL 83 2.4% 10.8% 2.4% 2.4% 11% 4.50 8.9 40.0 11.4 0.79 0.93 83% 14% 6.5% 21%
1990 30 LAD NL 5 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100% 5.0 5.0 2.5 0.33 0.50 60% 25% 50.0% 33%
1991 31 TOT MLB 14 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 0.71 0.67 86% 8% 0.0% 57%
1991 31 LAD NL 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5 0.75 0.50 78% 0% 0.0% 75%
1991 31 CAL AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.67 1.00 100% 20% 0.0% 33%
1995 35 CHW AL 70 7.1% 20.0% 5.7% 10.0% 41% 3.50 4.6 12.8 4.0 0.70 1.06 66% 17% 17.9% 7%
7 Seasons 675 2.2% 13.6% 4.3% 6.4% 29% 3.17 6.8 41.9 7.1 0.72 0.95 78% 18% 5.7% 22%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1986 26 NYM NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 27 NYM NL 1 0 28% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20% 10 9 1 1 1 0 4 2 2
1988 28 NYM NL 3 0 21% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17% 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1989 29 NYM NL 2 0 18% 84 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 26% 9 7 2 4 3 1 6 3 2
1990 30 TOT NL 2 0 30% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1990 30 NYM NL 2 0 30% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1990 30 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 TOT MLB 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 LAD NL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 CAL AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 CHW AL 0 0 19% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 40% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
7 Seasons 9 0 23% 215 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 9 25% 27 23 3 5 4 1 16 5 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1986 26 NYM NL 10 60% 0 2 0 0 0 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 8 2 25% 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 0
1987 27 NYM NL 143 31% 33 4 1 1 1 0.62 4 1 6 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 25 1 4% 16 5 31% 107 20 19% 12 7 58% 16 4 25% 0
1988 28 NYM NL 98 59% 21 1 0 18 3 0 1 1.71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 18 3 17% 11 4 36% 59 11 19% 4 3 75% 9 2 22% 0
1989 29 NYM NL 252 37% 58 3 0 8 2 0 0 1.84 3 0 5 0 3 1 2 0 4 1 25% 52 7 13% 28 10 36% 179 24 13% 18 9 50% 22 9 41% 0
1990 30 TOT NL 88 41% 20 0 0 4 1 1 1 0.29 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 13 2 15% 4 1 25% 43 6 14% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1990 30 NYM NL 83 37% 19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.37 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 2 17% 4 1 25% 42 5 12% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1990 30 LAD NL 5 100% 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.22 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 TOT MLB 14 57% 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 LAD NL 9 89% 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 CAL AL 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 CHW AL 70 37% 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.49 5 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 8 4 50% 37 11 30% 5 4 80% 9 6 67% 0
7 Seasons 675 40% 150 4 0 42 7 2 3 1.34 15 1 12 8 7 9 6 0 8 5 63% 121 13 11% 70 26 37% 436 74 17% 43 26 60% 60 21 35% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 28 NYM NL 97 303 3.12 216 71% 16% 13% 33% 38% 84% 0% 60% 85% 36% 1% 1 0 11% 11 7 2% 2 2 25% 1 0 0
1989 29 NYM NL 252 801 3.18 538 67% 13% 16% 32% 39% 87% 2% 58% 82% 46% 2% 4 0 9% 23 18 4% 11 6 11% 0 0 0
1990 30 TOT NL 87 292 3.36 196 67% 18% 13% 30% 38% 82% 0% 55% 84% 38% 0% 0 0 7% 6 4 6% 5 3 22% 1 0 0
1990 30 NYM NL 83 281 3.39 188 67% 19% 13% 30% 38% 81% 0% 54% 84% 36% 0% 0 0 7% 6 4 6% 5 3 22% 0 0 0
1990 30 LAD NL 4 11 2.75 8 73% 0% 13% 38% 50% 100% 0% 73% 88% 75% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0
1991 31 TOT MLB 14 35 2.50 25 71% 36% 4% 12% 48% 64% 0% 46% 94% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 7% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1991 31 LAD NL 9 27 3.00 19 70% 47% 5% 11% 37% 53% 0% 37% 90% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 11% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1991 31 CAL AL 5 8 1.60 6 75% 0% 0% 17% 83% 100% 0% 75% 100% 80% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 CHW AL 70 232 3.31 149 65% 17% 21% 26% 35% 83% 0% 53% 74% 48% 6% 4 0 14% 10 6 7% 5 4 21% 0 1 0
5 Seasons 520 1663 3.20 1124 68% 16% 15% 30% 38% 84% 1% 57% 82% 43% 2% 9 0 10% 50 35 5% 24 16 20% 2 1 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 26 6 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 27 59 153 139 16 33 4 1 4 26 0 0 9 26 .237 .288 .367 .654 77 51 1 2 0 3 2
1988 28 109 251 230 21 54 11 2 4 37 0 0 12 38 .235 .274 .352 .626 74 81 4 2 3 4 2
1989 29 188 503 465 36 112 24 2 7 64 0 1 23 66 .241 .279 .346 .625 78 161 11 4 4 7 3
1990 30 215 591 550 45 132 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 76 .240 .276 .345 .621 76 190 13 5 4 7 3
1991 31 226 605 564 45 133 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 78 .236 .271 .339 .610 73 191 13 5 4 7 3
1992 32 226 605 564 45 133 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 78 .236 .271 .339 .610 73 191 13 5 4 7 3
1993 33 226 605 564 45 133 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 78 .236 .271 .339 .610 73 191 13 5 4 7 3
1994 34 226 605 564 45 133 24 2 10 73 0 1 25 78 .236 .271 .339 .610 73 191 13 5 4 7 3
1995 35 253 675 628 53 150 26 2 15 89 0 1 29 92 .239 .275 .358 .633 78 225 13 5 5 8 3

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1986 26 6 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 6
1987 27 53 145 132 16 35 4 1 4 25 0 8 24 .265 .310 .402 .712 17 53
1988 28 50 96 92 6 22 7 1 0 12 0 3 12 .239 .260 .337 .597 8 50
1989 29 79 256 239 18 62 14 0 3 32 0 12 28 .259 .297 .356 .653 25 79
1990 30 27 87 84 9 19 0 0 3 9 0 2 10 .226 .253 .333 .586 7 27
1991 31 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11
1995 35 30 79 73 9 20 2 0 6 18 0 5 16 .274 .316 .548 .864 12 27
7 Seasons 256 687 643 59 158 27 2 16 98 0 31 94 .246 .282 .369 .651 69 253
162 Game Avg. 162 435 407 37 100 17 1 10 62 0 20 59 .246 .282 .369 .651 44 253

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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