Lyon Richardson
P | Bats/Throws: S/R | 6' 2" 207LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 2, #47, Cincinnati Reds | Jensen Beach HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 2 8.64 4 4 0 16.2 12 1.92
2024 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 4.50
2025 0 1 1.45 15 0 0 18.2 14 1.13
3 Seasons 0 3 5.25 20 4 0 36 27 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 4 0-2 8.64 16.2 12 1.92
2024 1 0-0 27.00 0.2 1 4.50
2025 15 0-1 1.45 18.2 14 1.13
3 Seasons 20 0-3 5.25 36 27 1.56
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
2023 23 331 54 9 16.7 11.1 88.3 109.5 10.3 29.6 .274 .570 .411 .415 .430 42.6 14.8 18.5 8.64 8.02
2024 24 26 3 0 0.0 0.0 78.4 96.2 32.6 33.3 .242 .351 .724 .340 .336 33.3 20.0 20.0 27.00 4.94
2025 25 309 56 3 5.4 3.8 88.8 107.8 5.2 25.0 .234 .341 .245 .290 .319 46.4 17.7 8.9 1.45 3.12
Player 666 113 12 10.6 7.3 88.3 109.5 8.4 27.4 .253 .450 .343 .354 .372 44.2 16.4 13.9
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Richardson relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(47.2%) ,
Sinker
(22.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(17.8%) ,
Curveball
(12.0%) ,
Slider
(0.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2023 48.1 51.9 27.8 20.4 3.7 50.0 35.2 14.8 27.8 18.5 1.9 22.2 16.7 13.0
2024 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0
2025 58.9 41.1 25.0 12.5 3.6 39.3 42.9 17.9 26.8 25.0 7.1 12.5 17.9 10.7
Player 52.2 47.8 28.3 15.9 3.5 45.1 38.9 15.9 26.5 21.2 4.4 18.6 17.7 11.5
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 1.9 35.2 20.4 20.4 5.6 16.7 11.1
2024 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025 3.6 39.3 17.9 23.2 10.7 5.4 3.8
Player 2.7 36.3 20.4 22.1 8.0 10.6 7.3
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2025 Curveball CIN R 37 78.8 53.5 -1.8 5.3GLV -6.0 -9.2 -0.6 5.3GLV -4.1
2025 Changeup CIN R 146 86.1 34.5 1.1 15.4ARM 0.3 2.6 1.5 15.4ARM 0.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 55 95.6 15.2 -0.1 10.1ARM 0.8 14.9 -1.0 10.1ARM 2.4
2025 Slider CIN R 1 83.7 41.9 3.6 4.0ARM -10.4 -3.1 4.8 4.0ARM -8.9
2025 Sinker CIN R 70 95.0 22.7 -1.7 16.5ARM 0.1 7.7 -0.4 16.5ARM 1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 7 96.6 15.1 -0.8 10.2ARM 1.7 14.2 -1.5 10.2ARM 2.6
2024 Sinker CIN R 5 94.7 22.5 -1.8 14.9ARM -0.9 8.0 -0.8 14.9ARM 0.0
2024 Changeup CIN R 8 85.6 33.6 1.1 13.8ARM -0.9 3.7 1.2 13.8ARM -0.4
2024 Slider CIN R 6 84.4 37.0 -0.5 1.4GLV -4.6 1.5 0.1 1.4GLV -3.5
! 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 %
2025 Changeup -0.2 0 146 47.2 36 .273 .333 .333 28.8 22.2 15.4 .222 .336 .281 42.3
2025 Sinker 3.8 3 70 22.7 26 .167 .167 .227 0.0 11.5 18.8 .255 .370 .301 47.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 1 55 17.8 9 .000 .000 .156 15.8 22.2 7.4 .200 .226 .302 60.0
2025 Curveball -1.2 0 37 12.0 5 .200 .800 .400 27.3 20.0 11.1 .256 .392 .279 50.0
2025 Slider -2.5 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 Changeup -3.2 0 8 30.8 2 .500 .500 .450 20.0 50.0 20.0 .357 .379 .322 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -14.6 -1 7 26.9 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .149 .517 .268 100.0
2024 Slider -3.4 0 6 23.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Sinker 3.0 0 5 19.2 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .106 .130 .399 0.0
! 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
2025 Changeup 144 86.1 93 16.4 2:00 3:00 -60
2025 Curveball 37 78.8 56 13.7 7:15 6:45 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 55 95.6 94 17.7 1:15 1:15 0
2025 Sinker 70 95.0 88 18.6 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Changeup 85 88.0 93 15.8 2:15 2:45 -30
2023 Curveball 28 79.4 66 14.3 7:15 6:45 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 121 96.4 89 17.0 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 30 95.2 83 17.6 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Slider 22 84.5 15 3.5 10:00 9:30 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2023 81 331 -5 1 -3 -2 -8
2024 5 26 1 -2 0 0 -1
2025 76 309 7 1 -3 -2 3
Player 162 666 2 1 -6 2 -7
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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 %
2023 331 46.5 68.2 82.9 23.2 80.5 42.3 69.1 44.1 17.8 6.3 76.2
2024 26 50.0 53.8 100.0 38.5 60.0 23.1 60.0 46.2 16.7 15.4 75.0
2025 309 51.1 57.0 77.8 24.5 83.8 41.7 57.7 41.1 19.7 9.1 67.9
Player 666 48.8 62.2 81.2 24.3 80.7 41.3 63.4 42.8 18.6 8.0 71.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 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
2023 86 60 4
2025 70 61 3
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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 %
2023 24.61 6 5.1 1 1 4 2 33.3
2024 28.50 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0.0
2025 24.22 1 0.4 1 2 0 0 0.0
Player 25.05 8 5.5 3 4 4 2 25.0
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
2023 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 5
2024 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 8 5 4 8 7 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 9 7 5 4 5 5 6 5 5
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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 96.2 -0.4 95.8 -0.5 95.3
Offspeed Velocity 88.1 -2.5 85.6 0.5 86.1
Breaking Velocity 81.3 3.1 84.4 -5.5 78.9
Exit Velocity 88.3 -9.9 78.4 10.4 88.8
Launch Angle 10.3 22.3 32.6 -27.4 5.2
Barrel % 16.7 -16.7 0.0 5.4 5.4
Hard Hit % 42.6 -9.3 33.3 13.1 46.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.6 3.7 33.3 -8.3 25.0
xBA .274 -0.032 .242 -0.008 .234
BA .258 0.242 .500 -0.297 .203
xwOBA .415 -0.075 .340 -0.050 .290
wOBA .411 0.313 .724 -0.479 .245
xSLG .570 -0.219 .351 -0.010 .341
SLG .576 0.674 1.250 -0.975 .275
K% 14.8 5.2 20.0 -2.3 17.7
BB% 18.5 1.5 20.0 -11.1 8.9
Swing % 44.1 2.1 46.2 -5.1 41.1
Whiff% 17.8 -1.1 16.7 3.0 19.7
In Zone % 46.5 3.5 50.0 1.1 51.1
Out of Zone % 53.5 -3.5 50.0 -1.1 48.9
Out of Zone Swing % 23.2 15.3 38.5 -14.0 24.5
First Pitch Swing % 30.9 -30.9 0.0 20.5 20.5
First Pitch Strike % 69.1 -9.1 60.0 -2.3 57.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 81 .411 32 2 6.3 49 27 55.1
2024 Shades 5 .724 4 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
2025 Shades 76 .245 49 17 34.7 27 24 88.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 89 12.7 85.4% 0.0% 64 17.5 20.3% 1.6%
2024 10 13.1 60.0% 0.0% 2 15.0 50.0% 0.0%
2025 71 15.5 40.8% 0.0% 62 17.3 9.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution