Steve Lyons
1985–1993 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos
853G
.252AVG
.301OBP
.340SLG
More career statistics
545H
19HR
196RBI
42SB
3.0IP
2K
3.00ERA
0GS
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853 | 2,388 | 2,162 | 264 | 545 | 100 | 17 | 19 | 196 | 156 | 364 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 736 | .252 | .301 | .340 | .641 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.667 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1986-05-11 to 1986-05-25
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1985-05-27 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1985-08-16 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1987-06-30 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 432 | 1195 | 261 | 8 | 95 | 76 | 166 | .241 | .282 | .326 |
| Away | 421 | 1193 | 284 | 11 | 101 | 80 | 198 | .263 | .305 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 158 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 23 | .179 | .241 | .241 |
| May | 124 | 318 | 72 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 47 | .258 | .321 | .391 |
| June | 150 | 440 | 108 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 53 | .276 | .325 | .342 |
| July | 160 | 522 | 120 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 92 | .254 | .287 | .352 |
| August | 136 | 428 | 96 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 65 | .247 | .280 | .322 |
| September | 166 | 432 | 104 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 64 | .259 | .289 | .352 |
| October | 29 | 90 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .224 | .256 | .306 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 72 | 201 | 41 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 33 | .227 | .274 | .298 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 70 | 222 | 49 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 31 | .240 | .275 | .338 |
| athletics | 68 | 162 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 26 | .269 | .327 | .317 |
| california-angels | 66 | 177 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 30 | .246 | .271 | .323 |
| baltimore-orioles | 64 | 193 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 33 | .247 | .295 | .309 |
| seattle-mariners | 63 | 198 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 38 | .203 | .258 | .308 |
| new-york-yankees | 62 | 164 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 27 | .253 | .299 | .353 |
| texas-rangers | 61 | 162 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 24 | .257 | .315 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Boston Red Sox | 133 | 371 | 98 | 5 | 30 | 12 | .264 | – | – |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 101 | 247 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 4 | .227 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Chicago White Sox | 76 | 193 | 54 | 1 | 19 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago White Sox | 146 | 472 | 127 | 5 | 45 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 443 | 117 | 2 | 50 | 9 | .264 | – | – |
| 1990 | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 146 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .192 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991 | Boston Red Sox | 87 | 212 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 10 | .241 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos | 48 | 55 | 11 | – | 4 | 1 | .200 | – | – |
| 1993 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 23 | 3 | – | – | 1 | .130 | – | – |