How Denny Lyons's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Denny Lyons totaled 4,166 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 2,179.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1893, posting 517, well above the league average of 270.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1885 at 14, well below the league average of 340.0 that year. The Chances Accepted trended upward through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 112 in 1895 to 366 in 1896 and 364 in 1897, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 14 to 517 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Denny Lyons Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Denny Lyons Chances Accepted Per Season

Denny Lyons's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Denny Lyons Chances Accepted per season line chart

Denny Lyons Chances Accepted by Team

Denny Lyons's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Denny Lyons career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Denny Lyons Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Denny Lyons's career Chances Accepted, 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.
Denny Lyons Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Denny Lyons Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Denny Lyons's seasonal Chances Accepted 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.
Denny Lyons Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Denny Lyons Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Denny Lyons's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Denny Lyons Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table