Steve Lyons

Positions: Centerfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: June 3, 1960 in Tacoma, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (19th) of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).

High School: Beaverton HS (Beaverton, OR)

School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Debut: April 15, 1985 (Age 24-316d, 12,618th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 33-122d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Stephen John Lyons

Nicknames: Psycho

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

AB

2162

H

545

HR

BA

.252

R

264

RBI

196

SB

OBP

.301

SLG

.340

OPS

.642

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1981	21	BOS-min	A	64	302	252	43	61	9	3	6	40	19	6	44	55	.242	.357	.373	.730		94		2	2	2	2		WSM · CARL
1982	22	BOS-min	AA	135	552	460	86	112	23	3	13	58	35	9	81	119	.243	.357	.391	.748		180		2	6	3	7		BRI · EL
1983	23	BOS-min	AA	132	543	456	83	112	24	7	7	62	47	18	77	65	.246	.360	.375	.735		171		6	1	3	6		NBR · EL
1984	24	BOS-min	AAA	131	520	444	80	119	21	2	17	62	35	14	66	71	.268	.360	.439	.799		195		1	3	6	3		PAW · IL
1985	25	BOS	AL	133	409	371	52	98	14	3	5	30	12	9	32	64	.264	.322	.358	.680	84	133	2	1	2	3	0	*8H/D7956
1986	26	CHW-min	AAA	20	92	74	18	22	5	1	3	8	5	1	16	14	.297	.429	.514	.942		38		1	1	0	1		BFL · AA
1986	26	TOT	AL	101	275	247	30	56	9	3	1	20	4	6	19	47	.227	.280	.300	.580	57	74	4	1	4	4	2	87H/953D
1986	26	BOS	AL	59	139	124	20	31	7	2	1	14	2	3	12	23	.250	.312	.363	.674	84	45	3	0	1	2	2	8H
1986	26	CHW	AL	42	136	123	10	25	2	1	0	6	2	3	7	24	.203	.248	.236	.484	31	29	1	1	3	2	0	7/98H53D
1987	27	CHW-min	AAA	47	192	167	26	48	11	0	2	16	7	5	22	27	.287	.372	.389	.761		65		1	1	1	1		HAW · PCL
1987	27	CHW	AL	76	210	193	26	54	11	1	1	19	3	1	12	37	.280	.320	.363	.683	80	70	4	0	4	1	0	5H/8D794
1988	28	CHW	AL	146	526	472	59	127	28	3	5	45	1	2	32	59	.269	.313	.373	.686	92	176	6	1	15	6	1	*5/8H9423
1989	29	CHW	AL	140	494	443	51	117	21	3	2	50	9	6	35	68	.264	.317	.339	.656	88	150	3	1	12	3	3	435H7/9628D
1990	30	CHW	AL	93	163	146	22	28	6	1	1	11	1	0	10	41	.192	.245	.267	.512	45	39	1	1	4	2	1	3H4/58D9716
1991	31	BOS	AL	87	227	212	15	51	10	1	4	17	10	3	11	35	.241	.277	.354	.631	70	75	1	0	3	1	2	8H45/793D16
1992	32	BOS-min	AAA	37	144	135	14	35	14	2	2	12	3	1	8	18	.259	.306	.437	.743		59	2	1	0	0	2		PAW · IL
1992	32	TOT	MLB	48	59	55	5	11	0	2	0	4	1	3	3	8	.200	.241	.273	.514	42	15	2	0	1	0	0	H/37948D
1992	32	TOT	NL	27	29	27	2	4	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	7	.148	.179	.222	.401	12	6	2	0	1	0	0	H/79438
1992	32	ATL	NL	11	14	14	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.071	.071	.214	.286	-24	3	1	0	0	0	0	/H947
1992	32	MON	NL	16	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	3	.231	.286	.231	.516	49	3	1	0	1	0	0	/H738
1992	32	BOS	AL	21	30	28	3	7	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	.250	.300	.321	.621	71	9	0	0	0	0	0	H/398D4
1993	33	BOS-min	AAA	67	226	197	24	42	6	0	4	18	3	4	26	50	.213	.304	.305	.608		60	2	0	2	1	3		PAW · IL
1993	33	BOS	AL	28	25	23	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	.130	.200	.174	.374	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	H/489352D
9 Yrs				852	2388	2162	264	545	100	17	19	196	42	32	156	364	.252	.301	.340	.642	77	736	23	5	45	20	9
162 Game Avg.				162	454	411	50	104	19	3	4	37	8	6	30	69	.252	.301	.340	.642	77	140	4	1	9	4	2

BOS (5 yrs)				328	830	758	94	190	32	7	10	63	25	18	59	128	.251	.303	.351	.654	77	266	6	1	6	6	4
CHW (5 yrs)				497	1529	1377	168	351	68	9	9	131	16	12	96	229	.255	.302	.337	.639	78	464	15	4	38	14	5
ATL (1 yr)				11	14	14	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.071	.071	.214	.286	-24	3	1	0	0	0	0
MON (1 yr)				16	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	3	.231	.286	.231	.516	49	3	1	0	1	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				825	2359	2135	262	541	100	16	19	194	41	30	155	357	.253	.303	.342	.645	78	730	21	5	44	20	9
NL (1 yr)				27	29	27	2	4	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	7	.148	.179	.222	.401	12	6	2	0	1	0	0

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