Jordan Lyles
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 230LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2008 | Rd: C-A, #38, Houston Astros | Hartsville HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
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
2024 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5 3 0.80
14 Seasons 72 107 5.22 357 245 2 1,509 1,145 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 32 12-11 4.42 179 144 1.39
2023 31 6-17 6.28 177.2 120 1.24
2024 5 0-0 0.00 5 3 0.80
14 Seasons 357 72-107 5.22 1,509 1,145 1.40
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA 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 4.22
2016 25 957 208 3 1.4 1.1 87.2 108.1 7.0 32.2 .265 .364 .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 .219 .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 .377 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 .467 .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 .451 .341 .340 .389 38.8 18.6 6.7 4.42 4.91
2023 32 2817 575 57 9.9 7.6 89.0 115.0 19.8 34.6 .265 .481 .340 .339 .378 35.5 16.0 6.0 6.28 4.93
2024 33 72 14 2 14.3 10.5 93.1 107.1 16.3 28.6 .230 .418 .205 .319 .335 64.3 15.8 10.5 0.00 4.28
Player 16675 3188 257 8.1 5.9 88.9 118.8 14.2 33.2 .261 .446 .342 .333 .376 38.2 18.3 7.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lyles relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(26.4%) ,
Cutter
(18.1%) ,
Changeup
(18.1%) ,
Sweeper
(15.3%) ,
Curveball
(12.5%) ,
Sinker
(9.7%) ,


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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
2024 42.9 42.9 7.1 7.1 64.3 0.0 35.7 7.1 21.4 35.7 14.3 7.1 14.3 10.5
Player 41.7 27.0 23.8 7.5 38.4 37.7 23.9 4.3 30.0 26.9 24.1 5.8 8.1 5.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2024 Sweeper KC R 11 80.2 40.2 -1.6 11.7GLV -2.6 2.5 -0.9 11.7GLV -2.6
2024 Curveball KC R 9 79.9 53.6 1.2 3.8GLV -4.7 -10.9 1.0 3.8GLV -5.6
2024 Changeup KC R 13 84.4 33.6 1.1 13.5ARM -0.6 4.8 0.1 13.5ARM -0.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC R 19 90.8 17.2 -0.5 5.4ARM -1.1 16.0 0.2 5.4ARM -2.1
2024 Sinker KC R 7 89.4 22.9 -1.9 13.2ARM -1.3 11.1 -3.8 13.2ARM -1.6
2024 Cutter KC R 13 87.6 28.1 0.5 3.5GLV 0.1 7.3 -1.0 3.5GLV 0.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 860 91.2 16.5 0.1 6.1ARM -0.2 16.3 0.5 6.1ARM -1.3
2023 Curveball KC R 370 79.4 59.0 5.5 6.8GLV -1.8 -15.3 5.4 6.8GLV -2.1
2023 Changeup KC R 307 85.5 30.8 -0.4 13.3ARM -0.9 6.5 -1.1 13.3ARM -1.1
2023 Sweeper KC R 695 80.2 41.3 -0.1 14.1GLV -0.7 1.2 0.3 14.1GLV 0.0
2023 Cutter KC R 215 86.8 29.3 0.5 3.8GLV 0.4 6.7 -1.2 3.8GLV 1.2
2023 Sinker KC R 366 90.5 21.8 -2.5 12.8ARM -2.0 11.6 -4.0 12.8ARM -2.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 0 19 26.4 5 .250 .500 .390 0.0 0.0 0.0 .341 .727 .496 75.0
2024 Cutter 3.1 0 13 18.1 2 .000 .000 .000 42.9 50.0 33.3 .301 .343 .280 100.0
2024 Changeup 4.2 1 13 18.1 5 .000 .000 .140 71.4 40.0 25.0 .076 .157 .220 50.0
2024 Sweeper 9.2 1 11 15.3 3 .000 .000 .000 42.9 0.0 0.0 .150 .161 .140 33.3
2024 Curveball 0.7 0 9 12.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .420 .453 .379 100.0
2024 Sinker -1.3 0 7 9.7 3 .333 .667 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 .258 .649 .381 66.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -3 860 30.5 234 .227 .444 .331 15.4 12.8 16.1 .256 .480 .347 37.2
2023 Sweeper -1.2 -8 695 24.7 194 .280 .543 .371 24.9 16.5 14.3 .255 .452 .315 25.3
2023 Curveball -2.0 -7 370 13.1 67 .238 .476 .313 21.9 29.9 14.1 .255 .456 .319 52.3
2023 Sinker -1.0 -4 369 13.1 120 .248 .457 .349 15.8 16.7 21.1 .274 .469 .362 41.2
2023 Changeup -2.7 -8 307 10.9 79 .260 .481 .326 25.7 17.7 15.9 .285 .479 .326 34.4
2023 Cutter -0.4 -1 215 7.6 54 .314 .725 .434 19.0 7.4 16.0 .301 .644 .400 37.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 13 84.4 84 14.7 2:00 2:30 -30
2024 Cutter 13 87.6 55 7.3 12:15 11:00 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 19 90.8 88 16.2 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sweeper 10 80.2 37 11.9 8:30 9:15 -45
2023 Changeup 294 85.5 91 15.3 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Curveball 343 79.5 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 809 91.2 87 16.8 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 355 90.5 81 17.1 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Sweeper 628 80.2 43 15.0 8:15 9:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

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 -9 0
2015 211 762 1 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 -11 25 -15 -13 -15
2022 774 2,988 -1 15 -15 -14 -16
2023 748 2,817 -5 1 -17 -10 -32
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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 19.6 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 21.8 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 24.0 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 87.7 28.4 60.8 42.8 59.9 48.1 20.1 7.3 79.1
2024 72 45.8 81.8 81.5 28.2 45.5 54.2 63.2 52.8 28.9 5.6 100.0
Player 16,675 48.2 68.2 85.7 27.6 59.9 42.6 60.8 47.2 21.7 7.1 74.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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 59 85 10 95 95 46 20 11 22 23 18 50 10 1 91
2016 40 26 72 94 8 97 99 82 69 2 18 9 43 59 13 27 81
2017 14 7 10 19 19 44 36 47 14 18 76 31 38 63 46 47 86
2018 68 75 57 45 76 46 45 53 66 53 61 37 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 19 26 28 4 40 27 21 4 50 3 7 34 25 46 88
2021 12 13 9 11 25 1 28 24 27 18 65 28 49 36 60 70 87
2022 11 13 10 13 27 1 7 47 43 22 65 20 37 16 34 40 88
2023 22 22 10 7 55 1 20 49 75 8 83 8 44 12 45 43 88
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
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 13.2 3 9 12 4 25.0
2018 22.7 12 11.4 1 10 8 4 33.3
2019 22.0 25 22.2 3 13 11 12 48.0
2020 23.0 12 11.8 0 6 8 6 50.0
2021 23.6 38 30.7 7 14 23 14 36.8
2022 23.7 26 28.3 -2 15 24 11 42.3
2023 24.2 39 38.4 1 10 22 20 51.3
2024 -- 0 0.7 -1 2 1 0 --
Player 23.4 172 159.4 13 84 111 72 41.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
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 11 17 15 12 16 14 11 9 10 18 13 13 12 17 10 10 17 15 14 11 20 17 12 9 13 18 15 12 6
2018 12 15 9 10 10 10 12 12 9 7 10 15 15 9 10 12 11 10 11 14 14 11 16 12 9 8 11 14 16 12 9
2019 25 25 21 24 22 22 22 23 19 18 20 24 24 18