How Brandon Lyon's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Brandon Lyon totaled 47 career Losses, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 2005, posting 2, below the relief pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 3 in 2011 to 2 in 2012 and 2 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 2 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Brandon Lyon Lifetime Losses

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Brandon Lyon Losses Per Season

Brandon Lyon's Losses for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brandon Lyon Losses per season line chart

Brandon Lyon Losses by Team

Brandon Lyon's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon Lyon career Losses by team bar chart

Brandon Lyon Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Brandon Lyon's career Losses, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Brandon Lyon Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Brandon Lyon Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brandon Lyon's seasonal Losses alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brandon Lyon Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brandon Lyon Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brandon Lyon's MLB career with Losses alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Brandon Lyon Losses season-by-season breakdown table