Jordan Lyles
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 230LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2008 | Rd: C-A, #38, Houston Astros | Hartsville HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 10 13 5.15 32 30 0 180 146 1.39
2022 12 11 4.42 32 32 0 179 144 1.39
2023 6 17 6.28 31 31 0 177.2 120 1.24
13 Seasons 72 107 5.24 352 245 2 1,504 1,142 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 32 10-13 5.15 180 146 1.39
2022 32 12-11 4.42 179 144 1.39
2023 31 6-17 6.28 177.2 120 1.24
13 Seasons 352 72-107 5.24 1,504 1,142 1.41
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 767 160 4 2.5 1.9 88.2 115.2 7.5 30.0 .265 .371 .332 .318 .329 36.3 14.2 9.0 5.14 4.19
2016 25 957 208 3 1.4 1.1 87.2 108.1 7.0 32.2 .265 .363 .344 .318 .312 32.2 11.8 10.3 5.83 4.28
2017 26 1259 243 16 6.6 4.9 87.3 111.9 7.0 35.8 .287 .483 .398 .353 .398 37.3 17.0 6.8 7.75 5.52
2018 27 1402 256 17 6.6 4.6 88.2 112.2 11.4 28.5 .220 .374 .308 .292 .345 33.6 22.6 7.5 4.11 3.58
2019 28 2456 397 32 8.1 5.3 89.9 112.7 15.0 31.0 .233 .426 .321 .312 .378 41.3 24.4 9.2 4.15 4.29
2020 29 993 205 16 7.8 6.0 89.6 112.5 14.5 28.8 .272 .466 .356 .352 .371 42.0 13.5 8.6 7.02 5.41
2021 30 2964 560 51 9.1 6.6 89.9 115.5 15.3 35.5 .275 .482 .354 .351 .404 41.6 19.0 7.3 5.15 5.37
2022 31 2988 570 59 10.4 7.6 88.6 118.8 15.3 35.1 .267 .452 .341 .341 .390 38.8 18.6 6.7 4.42 4.94
2023 32 2817 575 57 9.9 7.6 89.0 115.0 19.8 34.6 .264 .481 .340 .342 .382 35.5 16.0 6.0 6.28 4.99
Player 16603 3174 255 8.0 5.9 88.9 118.8 14.2 33.2 .261 .446 .342 .334 .377 38.1 18.3 7.6
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lyles relies on 7 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(30.5%) ,
Sweeper
(24.6%) ,
Curveball
(13.2%) ,
Sinker
(13.1%) ,
Changeup
(10.9%) ,
Cutter
(7.6%) ,
Slider
(0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 50.6 12.5 30.0 6.9 35.0 35.0 30.0 3.8 40.6 16.3 28.7 5.6 2.5 1.9
2016 51.9 13.0 31.7 3.4 39.4 38.9 21.6 4.3 39.9 22.6 28.8 1.9 1.4 1.1
2017 50.2 21.0 25.1 3.7 32.5 43.2 24.3 6.2 38.3 16.5 23.5 7.4 6.6 4.9
2018 46.5 25.8 18.8 9.0 30.5 43.8 25.8 2.0 35.2 25.4 23.0 6.3 6.6 4.6
2019 41.8 28.5 21.9 7.8 31.0 42.1 26.7 3.0 30.5 28.2 20.7 5.8 8.1 5.3
2020 41.5 30.7 20.5 7.3 36.1 40.5 23.4 2.9 30.2 30.2 23.4 4.4 7.8 6.0
2021 38.8 29.5 25.0 6.8 42.0 35.9 22.1 5.4 24.5 27.7 26.8 6.6 9.1 6.6
2022 40.4 28.2 23.2 8.2 41.1 36.1 22.8 5.1 27.9 25.8 24.6 6.3 10.4 7.6
2023 33.9 33.0 23.1 9.9 44.2 33.2 22.6 4.0 25.0 34.3 21.4 5.4 9.9 7.6
Player 41.7 27.0 23.9 7.5 38.3 37.9 23.8 4.3 30.1 26.8 24.1 5.8 8.0 5.9
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Sinker KC R 367 90.5 21.8 -2.5 -10 12.8 -2.0 -13
2023 Sweeper KC R 694 80.2 41.4 -0.4 -1 14.2 -0.9 -6
2023 4-Seamer KC R 859 91.2 16.5 0.1 1 6.1 -0.1 -2
2023 Cutter KC R 215 86.8 29.3 0.3 1 3.8 0.6 20
2023 Curveball KC R 371 79.4 59.1 5.5 10 6.7 -1.9 -22
2023 Slider KC R 1 81.7 33.9 -5.7 -14 4.2 -2.8 -40
2023 Changeup KC R 307 85.5 30.8 -0.4 -1 13.3 -0.8 -6
2022 Cutter BAL R 79 84.9 34.6 -3.2 -10 4.8 0.5 11
2022 Curveball BAL R 400 79.1 58.7 4.5 8 7.6 -1.0 -11
2022 Changeup BAL R 319 86.3 29.1 -0.3 -1 13.7 -0.2 -2
2022 Sweeper BAL R 716 80.0 44.2 1.5 3 16.8 0.7 4
2022 Sinker BAL R 525 90.8 20.8 -2.0 -9 13.4 -0.7 -5
2022 4-Seamer BAL R 949 91.8 15.5 0.0 0 5.9 -0.4 -7
2021 Changeup TEX R 216 86.4 27.4 -1.5 -5 13.7 0.1 1
2021 Slider TEX R 273 84.9 37.6 1.4 4 5.9 0.9 19
2021 Sweeper TEX R 420 82.3 40.1 -0.2 -1 12.9 -2.0 -13
2021 Sinker TEX R 266 91.6 20.2 -1.6 -7 13.4 -1.0 -7
2021 Curveball TEX R 538 80.3 57.4 4.3 8 6.9 -1.1 -14
2021 Cutter TEX R 83 86.3 35.0 -5.7 -19 5.6 2.5 78
2021 4-Seamer TEX R 1,168 93.0 13.6 1.1 8 7.0 0.3 5
2020 Sinker TEX R 40 91.8 19.0 -2.7 -12 14.0 -0.3 -2
2020 Changeup TEX R 99 86.8 26.1 -2.7 -9 13.3 0.4 3
2020 4-Seamer TEX R 429 92.3 14.5 0.8 5 7.7 1.0 14
2020 Slider TEX R 125 85.6 33.3 -2.4 -7 4.6 0.2 5
2020 Curveball TEX R 295 79.7 58.0 4.3 8 6.2 -2.1 -26
2019 4-Seamer MIL R 1,194 92.6 14.9 0.5 3 6.9 0.1 2
2019 Slider MIL R 231 87.5 29.9 -2.7 -8 4.4 1.2 36
2019 Curveball MIL R 745 80.6 56.8 4.1 8 5.8 -2.3 -29
2019 Sinker MIL R 41 91.7 19.3 -2.7 -12 14.7 0.7 5
2019 Changeup MIL R 166 85.6 29.8 0.6 2 13.7 0.3 2
2018 Curveball MIL R 402 83.5 51.7 2.8 6 4.3 -2.7 -39
2018 Slider MIL R 134 89.0 28.4 -0.9 -3 3.0 0.1 5
2018 4-Seamer MIL R 481 93.8 15.1 0.1 0 8.7 1.6 23
2018 Changeup MIL R 185 85.9 32.5 2.5 8 15.0 1.3 9
2018 Sinker MIL R 197 93.1 20.5 -0.5 -2 14.8 0.6 4
2017 Slider SD R 247 89.8 26.0 -1.4 -5 2.3 -0.1 -4
2017 Sinker SD R 302 93.5 19.7 0.3 2 15.0 0.4 3
2017 4-Seamer SD R 377 94.0 15.2 -1.6 -12 6.8 -0.7 -9
2017 Curveball SD R 250 83.7 46.3 0.1 0 2.5 -4.4 -64
2017 Changeup SD R 74 85.7 32.2 4.2 15 13.3 -0.2 -1
2016 Changeup COL R 79 84.0 26.9 -2.1 -7 9.9 -2.6 -21
2016 Sinker COL R 223 93.1 20.5 1.6 9 11.6 -2.2 -16
2016 Slider COL R 220 89.3 26.7 -0.9 -3 5.2 1.0 23
2016 4-Seamer COL R 339 93.8 16.2 -2.6 -19 4.6 -2.3 -33
2016 Curveball COL R 87 78.5 54.3 1.0 2 7.7 -2.0 -20
2015 Changeup COL R 99 83.2 -- -- 10.5 -2.1 -17
2015 Slider COL R 115 88.4 -- -- 3.0 -1.0 -25
2015 Curveball COL R 60 81.2 -- -- 5.6 -4.0 -42
2015 4-Seamer COL R 308 93.1 -- -- 7.1 0.6 9
2015 Sinker COL R 170 92.0 -- -- 12.8 -0.9 -7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seamer -0.2 -2 859 30.5 233 .223 .442 .329 15.5 12.9 16.2 .252 .479 .348 37.4
2023 Sweeper -1.2 -8 694 24.6 193 .281 .546 .373 24.9 16.1 14.0 .258 .460 .321 25.3
2023 Curveball -2.0 -8 371 13.2 67 .238 .476 .313 21.9 29.9 14.0 .251 .462 .325 52.3
2023 Sinker -1.2 -4 370 13.1 121 .255 .462 .353 15.6 16.5 20.8 .277 .468 .366 40.7
2023 Changeup -2.7 -8 307 10.9 79 .260 .481 .326 25.7 17.7 15.9 .282 .473 .324 34.4
2023 Cutter -0.4 -1 215 7.6 54 .314 .725 .434 19.0 7.4 16.0 .296 .637 .400 37.5
2023 Slider 40.4 0 1 0.0 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 4-Seamer -0.5 -4 949 31.8 243 .288 .540 .394 18.7 13.6 13.0 .309 .577 .415 50.0
2022 Sweeper -0.2 -1 716 24.0 200 .253 .366 .291 29.5 19.5 14.0 .237 .381 .298 26.2
2022 Sinker -0.7 -4 525 17.6 158 .319 .493 .393 15.5 21.5 26.4 .263 .417 .329 40.9
2022 Curveball -0.1 0 400 13.4 86 .207 .329 .247 24.7 26.7 18.3 .239 .402 .291 47.5
2022 Changeup -2.4 -8 319 10.7 66 .290 .532 .397 24.0 16.7 14.1 .257 .408 .312 27.5
2022 Cutter 2.1 2 79 2.6 21 .286 .333 .274 18.6 19.0 14.3 .281 .364 .280 17.6
2021 4-Seamer -1.0 -12 1,168 39.4 283 .298 .603 .416 20.0 17.0 15.6 .272 .548 .388 45.2
2021 Curveball -1.7 -9 538 18.2 144 .316 .500 .365 24.2 25.0 19.6 .278 .444 .328 44.6
2021 Sweeper 0.4 2 420 14.2 118 .196 .429 .278 32.5 25.4 17.8 .210 .400 .276 33.7
2021 Slider 1.5 4 273 9.2 83 .273 .390 .311 26.1 18.1 17.6 .310 .490 .356 39.1
2021 Sinker 1.4 4 266 9.0 72 .281 .406 .342 17.1 8.3 15.8 .321 .456 .377 32.8
2021 Changeup 0.5 1 216 7.3 45 .227 .386 .292 24.7 11.1 16.1 .282 .410 .309 33.3
2021 Cutter -5.5 -5 83 2.8 24 .364 .591 .471 33.3 25.0 13.6 .337 .604 .422 81.3
2020 4-Seamer -2.4 -11 432 43.5 126 .330 .651 .468 8.5 4.8 6.5 .286 .566 .408 44.7
2020 Curveball -0.5 -2 296 29.8 77 .235 .338 .295 24.3 28.6 18.0 .215 .329 .277 47.9
2020 Slider 2.6 3 126 12.7 26 .154 .269 .250 29.5 11.5 11.1 .254 .398 .281 26.1
2020 Changeup -3.9 -4 99 10.0 25 .320 .520 .360 17.9 16.0 23.5 .325 .491 .349 42.9
2020 Sinker 1.3 1 40 4.0 12 .400 .400 .358 17.6 8.3 100.0 .426 .488 .412 20.0
2019 4-Seamer 0.8 9 1,194 48.6 269 .235 .443 .352 21.8 19.0 14.0 .228 .465 .339 41.5
2019 Curveball 0.9 7 745 30.3 190 .216 .369 .283 28.9 37.9 21.9 .206 .312 .255 40.4
2019 Slider -1.7 -4 231 9.4 64 .323 .645 .420 20.6 15.6 23.3 .307 .576 .367 39.6
2019 Changeup -2.2 -4 166 6.8 41 .275 .525 .345 22.1 17.1 15.9 .281 .487 .328 48.5
2019 Sinker -1.6 -1 41 1.7 13 .417 .667 .481 4.0 0.0 0.0 .318 .592 .399 33.3
2018 4-Seamer 0.3 2 481 34.3 99 .314 .488 .374 21.2 16.2 18.6 .243 .432 .337 43.2
2018 Curveball 0.9 3 403 28.7 127 .208 .317 .262 28.9 35.4 24.2 .184 .293 .233 33.3
2018 Sinker 3.8 7 197 14.1 43 .184 .184 .212 17.7 11.6 18.5 .239 .339 .296 23.5
2018 Changeup -4.1 -8 185 13.2 57 .264 .585 .366 25.0 19.3 15.5 .253 .475 .330 32.6
2018 Slider -0.8 -1 134 9.6 42 .278 .500 .367 16.9 16.7 16.7 .214 .392 .321 23.3
2017 4-Seamer -2.1 -8 377 29.9 84 .378 .716 .510 12.2 4.8 5.6 .365 .704 .473 49.3
2017 Sinker -1.5 -4 302 24.0 67 .333 .614 .432 23.0 14.9 17.5 .318 .505 .388 34.7
2017 Curveball -2.2 -5 250 19.9 82 .260 .455 .329 33.9 35.4 21.8 .201 .306 .245 39.6
2017 Slider -2.0 -5 247 19.6 64 .349 .540 .388 22.4 12.5 11.6 .281 .437 .310 27.3
2017 Changeup -0.7 -1 74 5.9 24 .273 .455 .344 25.6 16.7 12.9 .260 .435 .328 22.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 294 85.5 91 15.3 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Curveball 344 79.4 85 19.6 7:00 6:45 15
2023 Cutter 204 86.8 45 6.9 11:45 10:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 808 91.2 87 16.8 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 356 90.5 81 17.1 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Sweeper 627 80.2 43 15.0 8:15 9:00 -45
2022 Changeup 316 86.4 98 15.9 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Curveball 399 79.1 83 19.2 7:00 6:45 15
2022 Cutter 79 84.9 31 6.1 10:30 9:30 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 948 91.8 89 17.5 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 520 90.8 83 18.2 12:45 1:45 -60
2022 Sweeper 713 80.0 51 18.1 7:45 8:45 -60
2021 Changeup 214 86.4 98 16.8 1:45 2:00 -15
2021 Curveball 536 80.3 80 18.9 7:00 6:45 15
2021 Cutter 83 86.3 29 6.5 10:15 9:00 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1,166 93.0 92 18.9 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 265 91.6 84 18.1 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Slider 265 84.9 28 6.9 9:30 8:30 60
2021 Sweeper 419 82.3 44 14.0 7:45 8:45 -60
2020 Changeup 93 86.8 99 16.8 1:45 2:00 -15
2020 Curveball 279 79.7 78 18.7 6:45 6:45 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 408 92.3 96 18.8 1:00 12:45 15
2020 Sinker 40 91.8 92 19.3 1:00 1:45 -45
2020 Slider 124 85.6 35 6.0 10:45 9:45 60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 413 1,568 0 5 -11 -8 -14
2012 623 2,345 -11 8 -12 -10 -25
2013 641 2,439 2 -4 -16 -14 -32
2014 544 2,091 -1 19 -8 -10 1
2015 211 762 2 2 -4 -6 -6
2016 270 949 3 0 -8 -5 -9
2017 321 1,250 -12 -4 -2 -6 -23
2018 368 1,400 4 12 -9 -3 4
2019 577 2,377 2 28 -14 -8 8
2020 266 993 2 3 -13 -5 -12
2021 769 2,964 -12 25 -15 -13 -15
2022 774 2,988 -1 15 -15 -14 -16
2023 747 2,816 -5 1 -17 -10 -31
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 767 46.3 71.8 86.2 26.3 63.9 43.1 58.0 47.2 19.3 7.7 78.0
2016 957 45.5 69.2 87.7 28.4 69.6 41.0 60.3 46.9 17.6 6.8 75.4
2017 1,259 49.5 68.7 85.2 26.6 59.5 41.0 55.2 47.4 21.6 7.7 77.1
2018 1,402 50.8 66.7 86.5 27.6 50.0 41.0 67.8 47.4 23.2 6.9 76.0
2019 2,456 48.2 67.0 84.8 28.9 57.6 45.6 63.5 47.4 23.9 6.3 71.3
2020 993 49.8 65.5 86.1 20.9 73.1 44.7 59.8 43.1 16.8 7.0 75.7
2021 2,964 48.1 70.3 84.1 27.8 56.2 42.0 59.4 48.2 23.5 7.2 77.5
2022 2,988 47.7 65.9 85.4 28.3 62.1 41.5 61.4 46.3 21.9 7.4 66.4
2023 2,817 47.8 69.6 87.8 28.4 60.8 42.8 59.9 48.1 20.1 7.3 79.1
Player 16,603 48.2 68.2 85.8 27.6 60.0 42.6 60.8 47.2 21.6 7.1 74.6
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 34 21 60 85 12 95 94 46 20 11 22 22 18 50 9 1 91
2016 40 27 72 94 8 97 99 82 69 2 18 10 43 59 13 27 81
2017 14 7 10 19 19 44 36 47 14 18 76 31 38 63 45 48 87
2018 68 73 57 45 76 46 45 53 66 53 61 39 46 60 18 27 95
2019 50 62 39 27 59 17 28 17 12 60 32 39 47 39 28 46 93
2020 20 20 20 26 28 4 40 27 21 4 50 3 7 34 25 47 88
2021 12 13 10 11 25 1 28 24 27 18 65 29 49 36 60 71 87
2022 11 13 10 13 27 1 7 47 43 22 65 20 37 16 34 40 88
2023 20 22 9 5 54 1 20 49 75 8 83 9 44 12 45 42 88
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 24.6 4 2.7 1 5 2 1 25.0
2017 22.8 16 13.5 3 9 12 4 25.0
2018 22.7 12 11.5 1 9 9 4 33.3
2019 22.0 25 24.1 1 12 12 13 52.0
2020 23.0 12 11.8 0 6 8 6 50.0
2021 23.6 38 31.6 6 13 26 12 31.6
2022 23.7 26 29.3 -3 15 24 12 46.2
2023 24.2 39 39.0 0 10 24 20 51.3
Player 23.4 172 163.6 8 79 117 72 41.9

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 4 4 2 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 6 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 1 3 5 4 1 2 3 6 3 3 2
2017 16 10 12 17 15 12 17 14 12 9 10 18 13 13 13 17 10 11 17 15 14 11 20 17 12 9 14 19 15 12 6
2018 12 15 9 10 11 10 13 12 9 7 10 15 15 9 10 12 11 10 11 14 14 11 17 12 9 8 11 14 16 12 9
2019 25 28 23 26 25 24 24 25 21 20 21 26 26 20 24 26 24 24 22 25 20 29 27 24 24 21 22 29 27 25 20
2020 12 13 10 15 13 11 15 12 9 9 11 14 11 11 14 12 15 12 11 13 11 13 14 12 9 8 13 13 11 12 8
2021 38 37 29 33 32 27 35 34 22 21 29 40 32 24 31 41 30 27 34 31 32 34 41 38 28 24 39 31 33 29 30
2022 26 23 25 29 33 31 35 24 23 20 28 36 30 28 32 35 28 26 28 33 26 28 40 31 22 21 34 37 33 32 28
2023 39 35 27 40 44 40 42 36 37 36 39