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Lyon Richardson

P · CIN

26 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: CIN
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Born: 2000-01-18
Age: 26
Country: USA
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 207 lb
Last active: 2026

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2023–2026
Games	41
W-L	0-6
ERA	6.67
WHIP	1.71
IP	57
SO	46
SV	0

Pitching Projections

2026 · per ~700 BF

Stat	Proj	Range (p10–p90)	vs LY
SO	148	112–177	+7
BB	72	53–85	-6
HR	19	10–31	-3
Hits	152	123–168	-4
ER	81	56–102	-6

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2026	CIN	1	27.00	2.40	2	1	1.2	3	2	2	5	33.08	50.0%
2025	CIN	3	4.54	1.54	34	0	37.2	30	21	2	19	5.06	5.9%
2024	CIN	0	27.00	4.50	1	0	0.2	1	1	1	2	5.92	0.0%
2023	CIN	2	8.64	1.92	4	4	16.2	12	15	6	16	7.77	16.7%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2026	P	2	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—
2025	P	34	0	37.2	5	4	1	1	.900	2.15	—
2024	P	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—
2023	P	4	4	16.2	1	0	0	1	1.000	0.54	—

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2026-06-01	vs	KC	L	L	1.0	1	4	4	1	2	2	30
2026-05-30	vs	ATL	L	ND	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	11

Pitching Profile2025 · vs 402

K/9

7.221

BB/9

5.04

HR/9

0.594

ERA

4.5427

WHIP

1.546

xERA

5.0613

Brl%A

5.9%84

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	0	2026
SO	30	2025
SV	0	2026
ERA	4.54	2025
WHIP	1.54	2025

Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Luke JacksonSEA34y
4.06 ERA · 38 K · 1.35 WHIP
83%
vs
José ButtóSF28y
3.90 ERA · 58 K · 1.40 WHIP
82%
vs
Yerry De los SantosNYY28y
3.28 ERA · 28 K · 1.51 WHIP
80%
vs
Tyler FergusonATH32y
4.66 ERA · 54 K · 1.33 WHIP
80%
vs
Luis GarcíaLAA39y
3.42 ERA · 48 K · 1.46 WHIP
80%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
23	CIN	8.64	1.92	12	17
24	CIN	27.00▲	4.50▲	1▼	1▼
25	CIN	4.54▼	1.54▼	30▲	38▲
26	CIN	27.00▲	2.40▲	3▼	2▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Strikeouts46

954 to 1,000

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Changeup	40%	86.6	1786
Sinker	29%	95.1	2289
4-Seam	21%	95.7	2373
Curve	10%	79.3	2540

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

24.4%

Chase

lg 28.5%

60.8%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

19.3%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

80.7%

Contact

lg 76%

45.9%

Zone

lg 48.5%

27.1%

CSW

lg 28%

723 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better