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Ted Lyons played 21 major-league seasons (1923-1946) as a P (594), OF (1). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 21 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 23 | CHA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .533 | 47 |
| 1924 | 24 | CHA | 41 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .221 | .524 | 40 |
| 1925 | 25 | CHA | 43 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .186 | .434 | 14 |
| 1926 | 26 | CHA | 41 | 104 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .212 | .459 | 24 |
| 1927 | 27 | CHA | 41 | 110 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .255 | .666 | 77 |
| 1928 | 28 | CHA | 49 | 91 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .253 | .536 | 45 |
| 1929 | 29 | CHA | 40 | 91 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .220 | .554 | 48 |
| 1930 | 30 | CHA | 57 | 122 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .311 | .757 | 95 |
| 1931 | 31 | CHA | 42 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .152 | .352 | -4 |
| 1932 | 32 | CHA | 49 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .260 | .664 | 77 |
| 1933 | 33 | CHA | 51 | 91 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .678 | 85 |
| 1934 | 34 | CHA | 50 | 97 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .206 | .523 | 40 |
| 1935 | 35 | CHA | 29 | 82 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .220 | .524 | 40 |
| 1936 | 36 | CHA | 26 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .157 | .370 | -4 |
| 1937 | 37 | CHA | 23 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .211 | .529 | 40 |
| 1938 | 38 | CHA | 24 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .194 | .438 | 14 |
| 1939 | 39 | CHA | 21 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .295 | .693 | 84 |
| 1940 | 40 | CHA | 22 | 75 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .240 | .553 | 48 |
| 1941 | 41 | CHA | 22 | 74 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .270 | .587 | 61 |
| 1942 | 42 | CHA | 20 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .239 | .580 | 69 |
| 1946 | 46 | CHA | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .067 | -80 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 23 | CHA | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 6 | 15 | 6.35 | 63 |
| 1924 | 24 | CHA | 41 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 216.1 | 52 | 72 | 4.87 | 87 |
| 1925 | 25 | CHA | 43 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 262.2 | 45 | 83 | 3.26 | 135 |
| 1926 | 26 | CHA | 39 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 283.2 | 51 | 106 | 3.01 | 133 |
| 1927 | 27 | CHA | 39 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 307.2 | 71 | 67 | 2.84 | 146 |
| 1928 | 28 | CHA | 39 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 240 | 60 | 68 | 3.98 | 102 |
| 1929 | 29 | CHA | 37 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 259.1 | 57 | 76 | 4.10 | 104 |
| 1930 | 30 | CHA | 42 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 297.2 | 69 | 57 | 3.78 | 123 |
| 1931 | 31 | CHA | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 16 | 33 | 4.01 | 109 |
| 1932 | 32 | CHA | 33 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 230.2 | 58 | 71 | 3.28 | 137 |
| 1933 | 33 | CHA | 36 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 228 | 74 | 74 | 4.38 | 98 |
| 1934 | 34 | CHA | 30 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 205.1 | 53 | 66 | 4.87 | 92 |
| 1935 | 35 | CHA | 23 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 190.2 | 54 | 56 | 3.02 | 147 |
| 1936 | 36 | CHA | 26 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 182 | 48 | 45 | 5.14 | 98 |
| 1937 | 37 | CHA | 22 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 169.1 | 45 | 45 | 4.15 | 111 |
| 1938 | 38 | CHA | 23 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 194.2 | 54 | 52 | 3.70 | 129 |
| 1939 | 39 | CHA | 21 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 172.2 | 65 | 26 | 2.76 | 167 |
| 1940 | 40 | CHA | 22 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 186.1 | 72 | 37 | 3.24 | 135 |
| 1941 | 41 | CHA | 22 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 187.1 | 63 | 37 | 3.70 | 112 |
| 1942 | 42 | CHA | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 180.1 | 50 | 26 | 2.10 | 174 |
| 1946 | 46 | CHA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.32 | 151 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | P | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1924 | P | 41 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 2 |
| 1925 | P | 43 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 4 | 3 |
| 1926 | P | 39 | 0 | 16 | 91 | 5 | 3 |
| 1927 | P | 39 | 0 | 13 | 79 | 2 | 3 |
| 1928 | P | 39 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 6 |
| 1929 | P | 37 | 0 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 4 |
| 1929 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | P | 42 | 0 | 14 | 77 | 6 | 5 |
| 1931 | P | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | P | 33 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 1933 | P | 36 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 3 |
| 1934 | P | 30 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 4 |
| 1935 | P | 23 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 1936 | P | 26 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | P | 22 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 1938 | P | 23 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 1939 | P | 21 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 1940 | P | 22 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| 1941 | P | 22 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| 1942 | P | 20 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 4 |
| 1946 | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Ted Lyons won: Baseball Magazine All-Star 1925 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1926 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1926 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1927 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1927 (ML), TSN All-Star 1927 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1930 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1930 (ML).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (9 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1935, 1932, 1928, 1927, 1925.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20 | 5 / 64 | 0 |
| 1927 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3 | 34 / 64 | 0 |
| 1928 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 24 | 2 / 64 | 0 |
| 1932 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 23 | 5 / 80 | 0 |
| 1935 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 13 | 10 / 80 | 0 |
| 1939 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 17 | 13 / 336 | 0 |
| 1940 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 28 | 2 / 336 | 0 |
| 1941 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 15 | 12 / 336 | 0 |
| 1942 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12 | 23 / 336 | 0 |
Ted Lyons ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #134 | starting pitchers | 1942 | 174 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.