Jordan Lyles
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 5" 230LBS | Age: 32

Draft: 2008 | Rd: C-A, #38, Houston Astros | Hartsville HS

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 9 7.30 11 11 0 61.2 45 1.38
13 Seasons 66 99 5.20 332 225 2 1388.0 1067 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 11 0-9 7.30 61.2 45 1.38
13 Seasons 332 66-99 5.20 1388.0 1067 1.43

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 1025 201 25 12.4 9.2 88.5 113.5 21.3 33.8 .259 .518 .364 .360 .400 35.8 16.6 8.5 7.30 5.48
Player 14811 2800 223 8.0 5.8 88.8 118.8 13.5 33.0 .260 .444 .344 .334 .378 38.5 18.6 7.9
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lyles relies on 6 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(34.2%) ,
Sweeper
(21.3%) ,
Curveball
(20.1%) ,
Sinker
(11.7%) ,
Cutter
(6.4%) ,
Changeup
(6.2%) ,


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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 30.3 36.3 19.9 13.4 40.3 35.3 24.4 6.0 23.9 35.8 16.4 5.5 12.4 9.2
Player 42.5 26.4 23.7 7.4 37.2 38.6 24.1 4.4 30.6 25.9 24.1 5.8 8.0 5.8
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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 Curveball KC R 206 78.9 60.7 6.4 12 7.8 -1.3 -14
2023 Sinker KC R 117 90.1 22.4 -1.7 -7 13.3 -1.4 -10
2023 Sweeper KC R 218 79.7 43.0 0.6 1 14.8 -1.1 -7
2023 Cutter KC R 66 86.3 29.5 0.7 2 3.6 0.4 11
2023 Changeup KC R 64 85.6 27.6 -3.2 -10 12.7 -1.9 -13
2023 4-Seamer KC R 351 90.8 16.2 0.2 1 6.7 0.3 5
2022 Changeup BAL R 321 86.4 29.1 -0.4 -1 13.7 -0.3 -2
2022 Sinker BAL R 523 90.8 20.8 -2.0 -9 13.4 -0.7 -5
2022 Cutter BAL R 79 84.9 34.6 -3.0 -9 4.8 0.5 12
2022 Curveball BAL R 400 79.1 58.7 4.5 8 7.6 -1.0 -11
2022 4-Seamer BAL R 949 91.8 15.5 0.0 0 5.9 -0.4 -7
2022 Sweeper BAL R 716 80.0 44.2 1.5 3 16.8 0.6 4
2021 Sweeper TEX R 420 82.3 40.1 -0.2 0 12.9 -2.0 -14
2021 Sinker TEX R 266 91.6 20.2 -1.6 -7 13.4 -1.0 -7
2021 Cutter TEX R 83 86.3 35.0 -5.7 -19 5.6 2.5 78
2021 Curveball TEX R 538 80.3 57.4 4.4 8 6.9 -1.2 -14
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 18
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 -2.6 -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 15
2020 Curveball TEX R 295 79.7 58.0 4.3 8 6.2 -2.1 -25
2020 Slider TEX R 125 85.6 33.3 -2.5 -7 4.6 0.2 5
2019 Sinker MIL R 41 91.7 19.3 -2.7 -12 14.7 0.7 5
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 Changeup MIL R 166 85.6 29.8 0.6 2 13.7 0.3 2
2019 4-Seamer MIL R 1,194 92.6 14.9 0.5 3 6.9 0.1 2
2018 Changeup MIL R 185 85.9 32.5 2.5 8 15.0 1.3 9
2018 4-Seamer MIL R 481 93.8 15.1 0.1 0 8.7 1.6 23
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 Sinker MIL R 197 93.1 20.5 -0.5 -2 14.8 0.6 4
2017 Curveball SD R 250 83.7 46.3 0.1 0 2.5 -4.4 -64
2017 Slider SD R 247 89.8 26.0 -1.4 -5 2.3 -0.1 -4
2017 Changeup SD R 74 85.7 32.2 4.2 15 13.3 -0.2 -1
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
2016 Slider COL R 220 89.3 26.7 -0.8 -3 5.2 1.0 24
2016 4-Seamer COL R 339 93.8 16.2 -2.7 -20 4.6 -2.3 -33
2016 Sinker COL R 223 93.1 20.5 1.8 10 11.6 -2.1 -16
2016 Curveball COL R 87 78.5 54.3 1.0 2 7.7 -2.0 -20
2016 Changeup COL R 79 84.0 26.9 -2.0 -7 9.9 -2.6 -20
! 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 1.2 4 351 34.2 95 .207 .500 .360 13.4 10.5 16.1 .246 .517 .366 38.4
2023 Sweeper 3.7 8 218 21.3 62 .322 .661 .455 21.9 11.3 11.5 .297 .579 .386 26.9
2023 Curveball 2.2 4 206 20.1 36 .188 .406 .278 26.9 33.3 14.6 .196 .377 .291 42.9
2023 Sinker 2.1 3 120 11.7 45 .250 .575 .382 27.1 33.3 30.0 .254 .531 .369 40.0
2023 Cutter -0.5 0 66 6.4 17 .357 .643 .432 18.9 0.0 0.0 .320 .578 .407 33.3
2023 Changeup 1.6 1 64 6.2 16 .313 .500 .350 11.5 6.3 8.3 .263 .490 .323 40.0
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 4 523 17.5 157 .315 .490 .389 15.6 21.7 26.6 .259 .414 .326 41.3
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 400 13.4 86 .207 .329 .247 24.7 26.7 18.3 .239 .401 .291 47.5
2022 Changeup 2.5 8 321 10.7 67 .302 .540 .404 23.8 16.4 13.9 .266 .416 .319 26.9
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 .491 .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 .242 .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 .215 .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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
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
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
2022 Changeup 318 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 518 90.8 83 18.2 12:45 1:45 -60
2022 Sweeper 713 80.0 51 18.1 7:45 8:45 -60
2023 Changeup 58 85.7 98 16.3 1:30 2:00 -30
2023 Curveball 182 79.0 87 21.1 7:00 6:45 15
2023 Cutter 55 86.2 45 7.1 11:45 11:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 301 90.8 88 17.6 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 107 90.2 81 17.4 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Sweeper 175 79.7 45 15.8 8:00 8:45 -45
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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 271 1,025 5 2 7 5 20
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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 1,025 46.7 68.7 86.6 28.0 66.0 42.0 60.9 47.0 19.3 8.5 77.0
Player 14,811 48.2 67.9 85.4 27.5 60.3 42.5 61.0 47.0 21.7 7.2 73.9
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 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 53 9 1 91
2016 40 27 72 94 8 97 99 82 69 2 18 10 43 63 12 27 82
2017 14 7 10 19 19 44 36 47 14 18 76 31 38 66 43 48 87
2018 68 73 57 45 76 46 45 53 66 53 61 39 46 65 16 27 96
2019 50 62 39 27 60 17 28 17 12 60 32 39 47 44 27 46 93
2020 20 20 20 26 28 4 40 27 21 4 50 3 7 42 23 47 88
2021 12 13 10 11 25 1 28 24 27 18 65 29 49 36 59 71 87
2022 11 13 10 13 27 1 7 47 43 22 65 20 37 19 35 40 88
2023 16 33 8 3 42 1 10 59 69 14 49 10 45 11 47 48 85
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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 23.6 16 16.5 -1 2 7 12 75.0
Player 23.2 149 141.1 8 71 100 64 43.0

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 16 15 13 16 19 17 17 16 17 15 16 17 17 16 19 15 16 16 17 19 15 14 20 19 15 15 17 18 16 17 17
Player 149 145 123 151 151 133 159 138 116 102 127 172 146 122 145 160 135 128 144 154 133 143 184 157 120 108 153 167 154 142 120
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.7 93.5 0.8 93.8 0.3 93.6 -0.2 92.6 -1.0 92.2 -0.4 92.4 0.2 91.1 -1.3 90.1 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 82.5 84.0 1.5 85.7 1.7 85.9 0.2 85.6 -0.3 86.8 1.2 86.4 -0.4 86.4 0.0 85.6 -0.8
Breaking Velocity 85.9 86.2 0.3 86.7 0.5 84.9 -1.8 82.2 -2.7 81.5 -0.7 82.0 0.5 79.7 -2.3 79.3 -0.4
Exit Velocity 88.2 87.2 -1.0 87.3 0.1 88.2 0.9 89.9 1.7 89.6 -0.3 89.9 0.3 88.6 -1.3 88.5 -0.1
Launch Angle 7.5 7.0 -0.5 7.0 0.0 11.4 4.4 15.0 3.6 14.5 -0.5