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Lyon Richardson

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 207lb (188cm, 93kg)

Team: Cincinnati Reds (minors, 40-man)

Born: January 18, 2000 in Jensen Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jensen Beach HS (Jensen Beach, FL).

High School: Jensen Beach HS (Jensen Beach, FL)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.033 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

National Team: us USA (15U)

Full Name: Lyon Richardson

Instagram: @lyon_richardson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

8.64

16.2

WHIP

1.920

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2018	18	-2.7	Greeneville	APPY	Rk	CIN	0	5	.000	7.14	8.38	11	11	0	0	0	0	29.0	37	27	23	3	16	0	24	2	0	6	139	1.828	11.5	0.9	5.0	7.4	1.50
2019	19	-2.9	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	3	9	.250	4.15	5.27	26	26	0	0	0	0	112.2	126	66	52	10	33	0	106	6	1	6	497	1.411	10.1	0.8	2.6	8.5	3.21

2021	21	-2.3	Dayton	HAC	A+	CIN	2	5	.286	5.09	6.39	19	18	0	1	0	0	76.0	74	54	43	9	38	0	91	7	1	8	346	1.474	8.8	1.1	4.5	10.8	2.39

2023	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-A	CIN	0	3	.000	3.50	3.76	24	24	0	0	0	0	69.1	51	29	27	2	38	0	100	4	0	12	290	1.284	6.6	0.3	4.9	13.0	2.63
2023	23	-3.9	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	0	1	.000	9.42	9.42	6	6	0	0	0	0	14.1	11	15	15	0	15	0	24	1	0	3	69	1.814	6.9	0.0	9.4	15.1	1.60
2023	23	-1.3	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	0	2	.000	2.15	2.54	15	15	0	0	0	0	46.0	35	13	11	2	22	0	58	2	0	8	188	1.239	6.8	0.4	4.3	11.3	2.64
2023	23	0.8	Daytona	FLOR	A	CIN	0	0		1.00	1.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	18	1	0	1	33	0.667	5.0	0.0	1.0	18.0	18.00
2023	23	-6.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	2	.000	8.64	8.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.2	17	16	16	6	15	0	12	0	0	0	81	1.920	9.2	3.2	8.1	6.5	0.80
2024	24	-3.2	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	1	2	.333	4.82	5.85	12	12	0	0	0	0	52.1	49	34	28	5	39	0	48	3	0	2	245	1.682	8.4	0.9	6.7	8.3	1.23
Majors (1 season)					Majors		0	2	.000	8.64	8.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.2	17	16	16	6	15	0	12	0	0	0	81	1.920	9.2	3.2	8.1	6.5	0.80
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		6	24	.200	4.59	5.57	92	91	0	1	0	0	339.1	337	210	173	29	164	0	369	22	2	34	1517	1.476	8.9	0.8	4.3	9.8	2.25
All Levels (5 Seasons)							6	26	.188	4.78	5.71	96	95	0	1	0	0	356.0	354	226	189	35	179	0	381	22	2	34	1598	1.497	8.9	0.9	4.5	9.6	2.13

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		1	3	.250	5.81	6.62	18	18	0	0	0	0	66.2	60	49	43	5	54	0	72	4	0	5	314	1.710	8.1	0.7	7.3	9.7	1.33
AA (1 season)					Minors		0	2	.000	2.15	2.54	15	15	0	0	0	0	46.0	35	13	11	2	22	0	58	2	0	8	188	1.239	6.8	0.4	4.3	11.3	2.64
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	5.09	6.39	19	18	0	1	0	0	76.0	74	54	43	9	38	0	91	7	1	8	346	1.474	8.8	1.1	4.5	10.8	2.39
A (2 seasons)					Minors		3	9	.250	3.92	4.96	29	29	0	0	0	0	121.2	131	67	53	10	34	0	124	7	1	7	530	1.356	9.7	0.7	2.5	9.2	3.65
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	5	.000	7.14	8.38	11	11	0	0	0	0	29.0	37	27	23	3	16	0	24	2	0	6	139	1.828	11.5	0.9	5.0	7.4	1.50