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James
Lyon		  
Nickname: Bootleg
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 29, 1984 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Nolan Ryan Award 2010   
All-Star Selections 2010   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2006 21 OK HL $ 300,000 9 6 5 6 9 9 9 8 8 8
2007 22 OK HL $ 300,000 9 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
2008 23 OK HL $ 300,000 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8
2009 24 OK HL $ 300,000 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 8
2010 25 OK HL $ 3,064,286 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 9 9 9 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,064,286 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2006 21 OK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2007 22 OK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2008 23 OK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2009 24 OK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2010 25 OK HL $ 3,064,286   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,064,286   1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2006 21 OK HL 5 4 .556 13 13 0 0 0 76.0 94 42 9 22 39 4.97 .302 .352 .466 .818 2.8
    AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 28.7 30 15 3 12 23 4.71 .265 .336 .416 .752  
    AA   2 6 .250 11 11 3 0 0 77.0 73 17 3 14 80 1.99 .250 .284 .346 .630  
2007 22 OK HL 12 15 .444 32 32 1 1 0 195.7 211 102 23 57 148 4.69 .272 .326 .417 .743 5.9
2008 23 OK HL 12 12 .500 31 31 3 0 0 208.7 190 91 23 62 195 3.93 .241 .300 .376 .676 11.6
2009 24 OK HL 14 10 .583 35 35 5 3 0 249.7 224 90 22 64 240 3.24 .239 .290 .374 .664 19.1
2010 25 OK HL 24 8 .750 37 37 9 4 0 278.3 223 70 11 36 264 2.26 .220 .248 .303 .551 29.0
5 Years Sim 67 49 .578 148 148 18 8 0 1008.3 942 395 88 241 886 3.53 .246 .294 .372 .666 68.3
1 Years AAA 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 28.7 30 15 3 12 23 4.71 .265 .336 .416 .752  
1 Years AA 2 6 .250 11 11 3 0 0 77.0 73 17 3 14 80 1.99 .250 .284 .346 .630  
2 Years Minors 3 8 .273 16 16 3 0 0 105.7 103 32 6 26 103 2.73 .254 .299 .365 .665  
Season Average 13 9 .591 29 29 3 1 0 201.7 188 79 17 48 177 3.53 .246 .294 .372 .666  
Career Highs 24 15 .750 37 37 9 4 0 278.3 224 102 23 64 264 4.97 .302 .352 .466 .818  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   774 312 69 205 651   .255 .302 .377 .680
vs LH   168 83 19 36 235   .212 .247 .350 .597
Home 31 30 .508 79 79 8 2 0 537.6 497 217 49 128 497 3.63 .244 .289 .376 .664
Away 36 19 .655 69 69 10 6 0 470.7 445 178 39 113 389 3.40 .249 .293 .368 .661
Mar/Apr 6 9 .400 21 21 3 2 0 132.0 129 54 11 35 110 3.68 .256 .305 .382 .687
May 12 8 .600 21 21 1 1 0 138.7 147 57 9 22 111 3.70 .273 .301 .377 .678
June 9 8 .529 22 22 2 0 0 156.3 149 69 19 42 155 3.97 .253 .303 .402 .705
July 12 6 .667 21 21 6 3 0 151.0 116 48 12 38 136 2.86 .209 .259 .320 .579
August 13 8 .619 30 30 1 0 0 201.7 183 75 14 52 189 3.35 .238 .287 .349 .636
Sep/Oct 15 10 .600 33 33 5 2 0 228.7 218 92 23 52 185 3.62 .250 .292 .396 .688
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2006 21 OK HL 13 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .000 .120 .000 .120 -1.0 0.0
2007 22 OK HL 32 62 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 27 .016 .062 .048 .110 -3.5 0.0
2008 23 OK HL 31 62 6 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 28 .065 .169 .113 .282 0.5 0.0
2009 24 OK HL 35 78 4 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 38 .064 .110 .115 .225 -1.9 0.0
2010 25 OK HL 37 90 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 45 .089 .155 .111 .266 -1.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 148 314 16 18 9 1 0 8 0 0 23 147 .057 .126 .092 .219 -7.0 0.0
162 Game Average 343 17 19 9 1 0 8 0 0 25 160 .057 .126 .092 .219 -7.7  
Career Highs 37 90 6 8 4 1 0 5 0 0 7 45 .089 .169 .115 .282 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   223 9 11 5 1 0 7 0 0 19 102 .049 .127 .081 .208 -6.8
vs LH   91 7 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 45 .077 .125 .121 .246 -2.3
Home 79 159 6 10 5 0 0 4 0 0 8 71 .063 .108 .094 .202 -5.5
Away 69 155 10 8 4 1 0 4 0 0 15 76 .052 .145 .090 .235 -3.6
RISP   64 0 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 34 .063 .129 .094 .222 -1.6
Close/Late   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.7
Mar/Apr 21 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 .027 .077 .027 .104 -2.3
May 21 42 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 .071 .114 .119 .233 -1.1
June 22 51 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 24 .059 .127 .098 .225 -1.3
July 21 49 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 .082 .224 .143 .367 1.4
August 30 61 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .033 .077 .049 .126 -3.8
Sep/Oct 33 74 2 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 30 .068 .127 .108 .235 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2006 21 OK HL P 13 13 76.0 3 11 0 1 1.000 1.66    
2007 22 OK HL P 32 32 195.7 8 25 5 0 .868 1.52    
2008 23 OK HL P 31 31 208.7 10 25 2 2 .946 1.51    
2009 24 OK HL P 35 35 249.7 12 28 0 2 1.000 1.44    
2010 25 OK HL P 37 37 278.3 12 31 2 3 .956 1.39    
Career Totals   148 148 1008.3 45 120 9 8 .948 1.47    
Career Highs   37 37 278.3 12 31 5 3 1.000 1.66    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2010 25 OK HL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 12 4 0 3 14 2.57 .226 .268 .321 .589
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 12 4 0 3 14 2.57 .226 .268 .321 .589
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 25 OK HL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2010-4-2.26
CAR-24-3.53
 Wins
2010-1-24
CAR-38-67
 Losses
2007-3-15
 Winning Pct
2010-3-.750
CAR-17-.578
 Games Started
2009-10-35
2010-6-37
CAR-44-148
 Complete Games
2009-4-5
2010-3-9
CAR-20-18
Shutouts
2009-2-3
2010-3-4
CAR-11-8
 Innings Pitched
2009-8-249.7
2010-4-278.3
CAR-46-1008.3
 Hits Allowed
CAR-47-942
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-44-88
 Strikeouts
2009-10-240
2010-7-264
 Walks per 9IP
2010-3-1.2
CAR-21-2.2
Hits per 9IP
2010-10-7.2
CAR-25-8.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-25-7.9
 WHiP
2010-5-0.93
CAR-21-1.17
 OAVG
2010-10-.220
CAR-26-.246
 OOBP
2010-4-.248
CAR-17-.294
 OSLG
2010-7-.303
CAR-23-.372
OOPS
2010-5-.551
CAR-21-.666
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 37
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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  1. Herbert Witherington (968)
  2. Andrew Hiott (954)
  3. Robert Dark (951)
  4. Preston Hirotada (944)
  5. William Hinson (941)
  6. Antonio Arriola (940)
  7. Joseph Spikes (936)
  8. Philip Marks (931)
  9. Scott Lamb (929)
  10. Tyson Hyden (929)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Hiram Defazio (994)
  2. Luke Nichols (991)
  3. Samuel Santiago (987)
  4. Tito Valdejuli (986)
  5. Wilson Amezaga (983)
  6. Donald Setser (982)
  7. Carlton Frasher (981)
  8. Stanley Vandenbosch (980)
  9. Geronimo Gracia (980)
  10. Billy Cotto (976)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Ottawa in 2006
Injured on 4/15/2006 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/13/2006 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/13/2006
Injured on 5/16/2007 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (triple) on 9/1/2007, off Mark Jarrard (NJP)
2/5/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,064,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game
Won Nolan Ryan Award in 2010, going 24-8, 2.26 ERA
 
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