Brandon Lyon's New Strikeout Rate
Brandon Lyon suddenly started striking out the lineup last season. Where did that come from, and more importantly, can he keep it up?
- Born: 1979/08/10
- Age: 33
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 10
- Place of birth: Salt Lake City, UT
- Drafted by: the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 (14th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 43 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 2.39 | .810 | |
| 2001 | Blue Jays | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 4.29 | 1.24 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 57 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 3.68 | 1.13 | |
| 2002 | Blue Jays | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 78 | 47 | 45 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 6.53 | 1.56 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 99 | 54 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 5.11 | 1.56 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.24 | 1.08 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15.12 | 2.28 | |
| 2005 | Diamondbacks | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 44 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6.44 | 1.84 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.00 | |
| 2006 | Diamondbacks | 68 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 3.89 | 1.30 |
| 2007 | Diamondbacks | 73 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 40 | 2.68 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | Diamondbacks | 61 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 75 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 4.70 | 1.48 |
| 2009 | Tigers | 65 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 57 | 2.86 | 1.11 |
| 2010 | Astros | 79 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 68 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 54 | 3.12 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | Astros | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11.48 | 2.40 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2012 | Blue Jays | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 2.88 | 1.12 |
| 2012 | Astros | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 3.25 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 3.10 | 1.25 | |
| Career Total | 486 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 605 | 285 | 269 | 60 | 188 | 392 | 4.12 | 1.35 | |
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