How Denny Lyons's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Denny Lyons totaled 4,680 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 2,490.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1889, posting 581, well above the league average of 305.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1885 at 17, well below the league average of 389.0 that year. The Total Chances trended upward through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 126 in 1895 to 410 in 1896 and 368 in 1897, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 17 to 581 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Denny Lyons Lifetime Total Chances

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Denny Lyons Total Chances Per Season

Denny Lyons's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Denny Lyons Total Chances by Team

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

Denny Lyons Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

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

Denny Lyons Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Denny Lyons Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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