Jordan Lyles
2011–2024 · P

Jordan Lyles

6' 5", 230 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2024 · 16,700 pitches · 92.1 mph fastball
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Career Highs
4.11
Best ERA · 2018
12
Most W · 2022
146
Most K · 2021
1.244
Best WHIP · 2023
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

14 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2011HOU202500.120.30542
2012HOU263814.158.44361
2013HOU27600.000.0000
2014COL234813.188.54878
2015COL111900.000.0000
2016COL40800.000.0000
2017SD381303.231.51669
2018SD371501.000.16723
2019PIT284504.089.21729
2020TEX12000
2021TEX32600.000.0000
2022BAL32000
2023KC31000
2024KC5000
Career362223215.112

Career · Pitching

14 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2011HOU2094.0285.3674671.415
2012HOU25141.35125.0979991.422
2013HOU27141.7795.5969931.511
2014COL22126.7744.3386901.366
2015COL1049.0255.1477301.490
2016COL4058.7455.8372321.653
2017COL3869.7157.7556551.694
2018SD3587.7344.11101841.266
2019PIT28141.01284.151081461.319
2020TEX1257.7167.0263361.561
2021TEX32180.010135.15831461.389
2022BAL32179.012114.42901441.385
2023KC31177.76176.28691201.244
2024KC55.0000.0030.800
Career3571509.2721071145
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 16,572 pitches · 2015–2024
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFCUSISTCHSLFC
FF · 4-Seam Fastball37.0% · 92.6 mph
CU · Curveball19.1% · 80.7 mph
SI · Sinker12.9% · 91.8 mph
ST · Sweeper11.1% · 80.6 mph
CH · Changeup9.4% · 85.7 mph
SL · Slider8.1% · 87.7 mph
FC · Cutter2.4% · 86.3 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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