How Brandon Lyon's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Brandon Lyon totaled 338 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2011, posting 17, below the relief pitcher average of 19.5 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 47, well above the relief pitcher average of 23.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 17 in 2011 to 21 in 2012 and 20 in 2013, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 17 to 47 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Brandon Lyon Runs Per Season

Brandon Lyon's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Brandon Lyon Runs by Team

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

Brandon Lyon Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Brandon Lyon's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Brandon Lyon Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brandon Lyon's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brandon Lyon Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brandon Lyon's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table