Ted Lyons
Bats B · Throws R · b. 1900, Lake Charles, USA · d. 1986 · MLB debut 1923-07-02, final game 1946-05-19
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CHA | AL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| 1924 | CHA | AL | 41 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .221 | .277 | .247 |
| 1925 | CHA | AL | 43 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .186 | .218 | .216 |
| 1926 | CHA | AL | 41 | 104 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .212 | .219 | .240 |
| 1927 | CHA | AL | 41 | 110 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .255 | .293 | .373 |
| 1928 | CHA | AL | 49 | 91 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .253 | .261 | .275 |
| 1929 | CHA | AL | 40 | 91 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .220 | .290 | .264 |
| 1930 | CHA | AL | 57 | 122 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .311 | .323 | .434 |
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 42 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .152 | .200 | .152 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 49 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .260 | .308 | .356 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 51 | 91 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .316 | .363 |
| 1934 | CHA | AL | 50 | 97 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .206 | .245 | .278 |
| 1935 | CHA | AL | 29 | 82 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .220 | .256 | .268 |
| 1936 | CHA | AL | 26 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .157 | .213 | .157 |
| 1937 | CHA | AL | 23 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .211 | .318 | .211 |
| 1938 | CHA | AL | 24 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .194 | .216 | .222 |
| 1939 | CHA | AL | 21 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .295 | .348 | .344 |
| 1940 | CHA | AL | 22 | 75 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .240 | .260 | .293 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 22 | 74 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .270 | .289 | .297 |
| 1942 | CHA | AL | 20 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .239 | .282 | .299 |
| 1946 | CHA | AL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .067 | .000 |
| 1923–1946 | 705 | 1563 | 162 | 364 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 149 | 0 | 73 | 201 | .233 | .270 | .285 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CHA | AL | 2 | 1 | 6.35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 1924 | CHA | AL | 12 | 11 | 4.87 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 216.1 | 279 | 117 | 10 | 72 | 52 |
| 1925 | CHA | AL | 21 | 11 | 3.26 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 262.2 | 274 | 95 | 7 | 83 | 45 |
| 1926 | CHA | AL | 18 | 16 | 3.01 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 283.2 | 268 | 95 | 6 | 106 | 51 |
| 1927 | CHA | AL | 22 | 14 | 2.84 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 307.2 | 291 | 97 | 7 | 67 | 71 |
| 1928 | CHA | AL | 15 | 14 | 3.98 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 240.0 | 276 | 106 | 11 | 68 | 60 |
| 1929 | CHA | AL | 14 | 20 | 4.10 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 259.1 | 276 | 118 | 11 | 76 | 57 |
| 1930 | CHA | AL | 22 | 15 | 3.78 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 297.2 | 331 | 125 | 12 | 57 | 69 |
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 4 | 6 | 4.01 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 117 | 45 | 6 | 33 | 16 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 10 | 15 | 3.28 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 230.2 | 243 | 84 | 10 | 71 | 58 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 10 | 21 | 4.38 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 228.0 | 260 | 111 | 10 | 74 | 74 |
| 1934 | CHA | AL | 11 | 13 | 4.87 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 205.1 | 249 | 111 | 15 | 66 | 53 |
| 1935 | CHA | AL | 15 | 8 | 3.02 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 190.2 | 194 | 64 | 15 | 56 | 54 |
| 1936 | CHA | AL | 10 | 13 | 5.14 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 182.0 | 227 | 104 | 21 | 45 | 48 |
| 1937 | CHA | AL | 12 | 7 | 4.15 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 182 | 78 | 21 | 45 | 45 |
| 1938 | CHA | AL | 9 | 11 | 3.70 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 194.2 | 238 | 80 | 13 | 52 | 54 |
| 1939 | CHA | AL | 14 | 6 | 2.76 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 172.2 | 162 | 53 | 7 | 26 | 65 |
| 1940 | CHA | AL | 12 | 8 | 3.24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 186.1 | 188 | 67 | 17 | 37 | 72 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 12 | 10 | 3.70 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 187.1 | 199 | 77 | 9 | 37 | 63 |
| 1942 | CHA | AL | 14 | 6 | 2.10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 180.1 | 167 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 50 |
| 1946 | CHA | AL | 1 | 4 | 2.32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 1923–1946 | 260 | 230 | 3.67 | 594 | 484 | 356 | 27 | 23 | 4161.0 | 4489 | 1696 | 223 | 1121 | 1073 |
Awards
- 1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1927 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BBWAA | 4 | 247 | 186 | |
| 1946 | Nominating Vote | 3 | 202 | ||
| 1948 | BBWAA | 15 | 121 | 91 | |
| 1949 | BBWAA | 29 | 153 | 115 | |
| 1949 | Run Off | 14 | 187 | ||
| 1950 | BBWAA | 42 | 168 | 126 | |
| 1951 | BBWAA | 71 | 226 | 170 | |
| 1952 | BBWAA | 101 | 234 | 176 | |
| 1953 | BBWAA | 139 | 264 | 198 | |
| 1954 | BBWAA | 170 | 252 | 189 | |
| 1955 | BBWAA | 217 | 251 | 189 | Inducted |