Brandon Lyon

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 10, 1979 in Salt Lake City, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 37th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Taylorsville HS (Taylorsville, UT) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Utah Tech University (St. George, UT).

High School: Taylorsville HS (Taylorsville, UT)

School: Utah Tech University (St. George, UT)

Last Game: July 4, 2013 (Age 33-328d)
vs. ARI 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Barry Meister

Full Name: Brandon James Lyon

Pronunciation: \lion\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

ERA

4.16

572

681.1

465

WHIP

1.381

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-9	L	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	37	20	3	1	2	4	1	0
2	2009-04-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	7-8	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	12	2	1	3	2	1	0
3	2009-04-17	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Seattle Mariners	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	10	4	2	1	0	1	0	0
4	2009-04-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	15	3	3	0	3	2	0
5	2009-04-21	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8	L	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	21	6	0	5	3	0	0
6	2009-04-23	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13	5	3	3	1	1	0
7	2009-04-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	6-8		1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	11	2	1	4	1	0	1
8	2009-04-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	7-8		1.1	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	33	19	4	1	3	3	0	1
9	2009-05-02	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	18	10	2	0	3	1	1	0
10	2009-05-04	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	2009-05-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
12	2009-05-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	2009-05-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	11-13	L	2.2	4	5	5	3	1	1	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	60	35	8	1	4	6	2	0
14	2009-05-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	2009-05-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	4	2	1	3	2	0
16	2009-05-23	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Colorado Rockies	8-9		1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	16	5	2	0	3	0	1
17	2009-05-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Colorado Rockies	7-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7	0	1	0	3	1	1
18	2009-05-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	7-8		1.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	27	16	3	2	2	4	2	1
19	2009-06-02	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Boston Red Sox	6-8		2.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	42	27	7	2	6	2	1	1
20	2009-06-08 (2)	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	1	1	3	0	0	0
21	2009-06-09	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	9-10	W	2.0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	33	20	6	5	0	3	2	0
22	2009-06-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	6-8		2.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	19	5	2	3	2	0	1
23	2009-06-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	2	0	2	1	0	0
24	2009-06-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	22	16	3	3	4	0	0	0
25	2009-06-18	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	2	2	0	3	2	0
26	2009-06-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Milwaukee Brewers	7-8		2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	25	13	4	1	6	1	0	0
27	2009-06-23	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago Cubs	9-9	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	1
28	2009-06-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	16	10	1	2	1	1	0	0
29	2009-06-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	2	3	1	1	1	0
30	2009-07-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	27	16	5	0	0	3	3	0
31	2009-07-03	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	7-8		2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	21	13	3	0	3	3	1	0
32	2009-07-04	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	7-8	L	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	13	2	2	2	3	1	0
33	2009-07-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	0	2	2	2	0
34	2009-07-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	7	2	3	0	0	0	0
35	2009-07-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	2	1	1	0	1
36	2009-07-21	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	6	3	1	0	1	0	0
37	2009-07-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	1	1	1	0	1
38	2009-07-24 (2)	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	4	1	1	1	0	0
39	2009-07-29	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	3	3	0	1	0	0
40	2009-07-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	10-12		3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	41	26	9	5	3	3	2	0
41	2009-08-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Baltimore Orioles	8-9	S	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	12	1	3	2	2	0	0
42	2009-08-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	2	1	2	0	0	0
43	2009-08-09	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	8-8	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	2	2	2	2	1	0
44	2009-08-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	2	0	2	1	1
45	2009-08-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	2	1	2	0	0	0
46	2009-08-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	3	4	0	3	1	1
47	2009-08-21	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Oakland Athletics	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	3	2	1	3	1	0
48	2009-08-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8		1.2	5	3	3	1	2	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	37	25	7	2	1	7	3	1
49	2009-08-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Tampa Bay Rays	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	16	3	5	3	1	0	0
50	2009-09-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	6	1	2	0	1	0	0
51	2009-09-02	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0
52	2009-09-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	2	1	1	1	0	0
53	2009-09-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	3	0	1	1	0	0
54	2009-09-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	2	1	2	2	2	0
55	2009-09-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	12	3	2	2	1	0	1
56	2009-09-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	1	1	2	1	0	0
57	2009-09-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	1	1	1	1	0	1
58	2009-09-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	1	3	0	2	0	0
59	2009-09-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	2	2	0	1	0	0
60	2009-09-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	1	0	1	3	2	1
61	2009-09-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	27	16	5	1	3	2	1	0
62	2009-09-29	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	9-10	L	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	32	19	5	1	1	4	1	0
63	2009-09-30	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	9	2	3	0	0	0	0
64	2009-10-03	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	17	9	2	2	3	1	1	0
65	2009-10-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	7-9		1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	18	1	5	3	0	0	0

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	65	314	273	25	56	14	1	7	3	2	31	57	.205	.288	.341	.629	.231	93	7	2	5	3	9

Home	34	141	123	8	23	5	1	2	1	0	11	26	.187	.261	.293	.554	.217	36	3	2	3	2	4
Away	31	173	150	17	33	9	0	5	2	2	20	31	.220	.310	.380	.690	.244	57	4	0	2	1	5

April	8	50	42	6	10	2	0	2	1	0	7	4	.238	.340	.429	.769	.216	18	0	0	0	1	2
May	10	45	37	9	11	3	1	3	1	1	5	5	.297	.395	.676	1.071	.276	25	1	1	2	0	2
June	11	57	50	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	11	.100	.193	.160	.353	.125	8	2	1	0	1	2
July	11	51	47	2	11	2	0	0	0	1	4	13	.234	.294	.277	.571	.324	13	3	0	0	0	0
August	9	47	45	3	10	3	0	1	0	0	2	12	.222	.255	.356	.611	.281	16	0	0	0	0	1
September	14	52	43	4	7	1	0	1	0	0	6	10	.163	.260	.256	.516	.182	11	1	0	2	1	1
October	2	12	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	.222	.364	.222	.586	.286	2	0	0	1	0	1

As Reliever	65	314	273	25	56	14	1	7	3	2	31	57	.205	.288	.341	.629	.231	93	7	2	5	3	9

vs RHB as RHP	62	178	161		33	8	1	6			10	37	.205	.256	.379	.635	.223	61	5	2	2	3	2
vs LHB as RHP	52	136	112		23	6	0	1			21	20	.205	.331	.286	.617	.242	32	2	0	3	0	7

Bases Empty	54	164	153		31	9	1	2			11	32	.203	.256	.314	.570	.244	48	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	45	150	120		25	5	0	5			20	25	.208	.324	.375	.699	.215	45	7	2	5	3	9

vs. Younger Batters	62	195	170		33	9	1	2			18	35	.194	.272	.294	.566	.230	50	6	1	4	2	5
vs. Older Batters	52	119	103		23	5	0	5			13	22	.223	.314	.418	.731	.234	43	1	1	1	1	4

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	6	5	.545	2.86	65	0	3	78.2	56	25	25	7	31	9	57	2	0	0	314	1.106	6.5	1.84

Home	5	1	.833	1.96	34	0	1	36.2	23	8	8	2	11	4	26	2	0	0	141	0.927	6.4	2.36
Away	1	4	.200	3.64	31	0	2	42.0	33	17	17	5	20	5	31	0	0	0	173	1.262	6.6	1.55

April	1	2	.333	4.91	8	0	0	11.0	10	6	6	2	7	2	4	0	0	0	50	1.546	3.3	0.57
May	0	1	.000	8.10	10	0	0	10.0	11	9	9	3	5	2	5	1	0	0	45	1.600	4.5	1.00
June	2	0	1.000	0.56	11	0	0	16.0	5	1	1	0	5	2	11	1	0	0	57	0.625	6.2	2.20
July	1	1	.500	1.35	11	0	0	13.1	11	2	2	0	4	0	13	0	0	0	51	1.125	8.8	3.25
August	2	0	1.000	2.31	9	0	1	11.2	10	3	3	1	2	1	12	0	0	0	47	1.029	9.3	6.00
September	0	1	.000	2.57	14	0	2	14.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	10	0	0	0	52	0.929	6.4	1.67
October	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	1.500	6.8	1.00

As Reliever	6	5	.545	2.86	65	0	3	78.2	56	25	25	7	31	9	57	2	0	0	314	1.106	6.5	1.84

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

More Lyon Pages

Brandon Lyon Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

Minor League Batting Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

2011

Minor League Pitching Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

More Brandon Lyon Pages at Baseball Reference

Brandon Lyon

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Splits

More Lyon Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks