Ted Lyons

Ted Lyons

1923–1946 · Bats B · Throws R · 5'11", 200 lb · b. 1900 Lake Charles, LA

Career 260–230 · 3.67 ERA · 1,073 SO · 4161.0 IP · 705 G · 364 H · 5 HR · 149 RBI · .233 AVG

Seasons leading his league

10

4 best in baseball 6 league only

36 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1927 Best season

Spanning 1925–1942, peaking at 3 titles in 1927.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

162nd League titles 10
215th Best in baseball 4
208th Top-5 finishes 36

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

24th Complete Games 356
37th Innings Pitched 4161.0
42nd Wins 260
147th Shutouts 27

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Complete Games	2	1st	—	1927 30 1930 29 1926 #2 1934 #3 1942 #3
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1925 5 1940 AL 4 1926 #2
Innings Pitched	2	1st	—	1930 297.2 1927 AL 307.2 1925 #2 1926 #2
Wins	2	1st	—	1925 AL 21 1927 AL 22 1930 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1939 AL 1.09 1927 #3 1940 #3 1942 #2
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1942 AL 2.10 1932 #3 1935 #2 1939 #2
Saves	—	#3	—	1928 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1942	1	ERA 2.10
1940	1	SHO 4
1939	1	WHIP 1.09
1930	2	IP 297.2 CG 29
1927	3	W 22 IP 307.2 CG 30
1925	2	W 21 SHO 5

Pitching

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1923	CHA	AL	2	1	6.35	9	1	0	22.2	30	16	2	15	6	1.99
1924	CHA	AL	12	11	4.87	41	22	3	216.1	279	117	10	72	52	1.62
1925	CHA	AL	21	11	3.26	43	32	3	262.2	274	95	7	83	45	1.36
1926	CHA	AL	18	16	3.01	39	31	2	283.2	268	95	6	106	51	1.32
1927	CHA	AL	22	14	2.84	39	34	2	307.2	291	97	7	67	71	1.16
1928	CHA	AL	15	14	3.98	39	27	6	240.0	276	106	11	68	60	1.43
1929	CHA	AL	14	20	4.10	37	31	2	259.1	276	118	11	76	57	1.36
1930	CHA	AL	22	15	3.78	42	36	1	297.2	331	125	12	57	69	1.30
1931	CHA	AL	4	6	4.01	22	12	0	101.0	117	45	6	33	16	1.49
1932	CHA	AL	10	15	3.28	33	26	2	230.2	243	84	10	71	58	1.36
1933	CHA	AL	10	21	4.38	36	27	1	228.0	260	111	10	74	74	1.47
1934	CHA	AL	11	13	4.87	30	24	1	205.1	249	111	15	66	53	1.53
1935	CHA	AL	15	8	3.02	23	22	0	190.2	194	64	15	56	54	1.31
1936	CHA	AL	10	13	5.14	26	24	0	182.0	227	104	21	45	48	1.50
1937	CHA	AL	12	7	4.15	22	22	0	169.1	182	78	21	45	45	1.34
1938	CHA	AL	9	11	3.70	23	23	0	194.2	238	80	13	52	54	1.49
1939	CHA	AL	14	6	2.76	21	21	0	172.2	162	53	7	26	65	1.09
1940	CHA	AL	12	8	3.24	22	22	0	186.1	188	67	17	37	72	1.21
1941	CHA	AL	12	10	3.70	22	22	0	187.1	199	77	9	37	63	1.26
1942	CHA	AL	14	6	2.10	20	20	0	180.1	167	42	11	26	50	1.07
1946	CHA	AL	1	4	2.32	5	5	0	42.2	38	11	2	9	10	1.10
Career	—	—	260	230	3.67	594	484	23	4161.0	4,489	1,696	223	1,121	1,073	1.35

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	CHA	AL	9	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	.200	.333	.200	.533
1924	CHA	AL	41	77	10	17	0	1	0	6	5	13	0	.221	.277	.247	.524
1925	CHA	AL	43	97	6	18	3	0	0	7	3	13	0	.186	.218	.217	.434
1926	CHA	AL	41	104	7	22	1	1	0	3	1	10	0	.212	.219	.240	.459
1927	CHA	AL	41	110	16	28	6	2	1	9	6	17	0	.255	.293	.373	.666
1928	CHA	AL	49	91	10	23	2	0	0	8	1	9	0	.253	.261	.275	.536
1929	CHA	AL	40	91	7	20	4	0	0	11	9	13	0	.220	.290	.264	.554
1930	CHA	AL	57	122	20	38	6	3	1	15	2	18	0	.312	.323	.434	.757
1931	CHA	AL	42	33	6	5	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	.152	.200	.152	.352
1932	CHA	AL	49	73	11	19	2	1	1	10	4	10	0	.260	.308	.356	.664
1933	CHA	AL	51	91	11	26	2	1	1	11	4	6	0	.286	.316	.363	.678
1934	CHA	AL	50	97	9	20	4	0	1	16	3	19	0	.206	.245	.278	.524
1935	CHA	AL	29	82	5	18	4	0	0	6	3	4	0	.220	.256	.268	.524
1936	CHA	AL	26	70	2	11	0	0	0	5	5	12	0	.157	.213	.157	.370
1937	CHA	AL	23	57	6	12	0	0	0	3	9	14	0	.211	.318	.211	.529
1938	CHA	AL	24	72	9	14	2	0	0	4	2	9	0	.194	.216	.222	.438
1939	CHA	AL	21	61	5	18	3	0	0	8	5	7	0	.295	.349	.344	.693
1940	CHA	AL	22	75	4	18	4	0	0	7	2	7	0	.240	.260	.293	.553
1941	CHA	AL	22	74	8	20	2	0	0	6	2	6	0	.270	.290	.297	.587
1942	CHA	AL	20	67	10	16	4	0	0	10	3	7	0	.239	.282	.299	.580
1946	CHA	AL	5	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.000	.067	.000	.067
Career	—	—	705	1,563	162	364	49	9	5	149	73	201	0	.233	.270	.285	.556

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	594	219	943	51	57	.958
OF	1	0	0	0	0	—