Pitcher · 2026
Lyon Richardson
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- S/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Number
- #48
- Born
- January 18, 2000 in Jensen Beach, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- August 6, 2023
- Drafted
- 2018, round 2
- High school
- Jensen Beach
- dbWAR
- -.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 1.2
- ERA
- 27.00
- FIP
- 20.49
- K/9
- 16.2
- FIP−
- 491 100 = avg
Lyon Richardson is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 3 batters over 1.2 innings across 2 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 27.00 was 546.6% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 20.49 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 33.3% of swings (9.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 20.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 30.0%. His -0.3 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .289 | 40.0% |
| vs RHB | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2.000 | .955 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Lyon Richardson throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Changeup | 15 | 87.7 | 1,881 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| Sinker | 12 | 95.7 | 2,243 | 41.7% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27.00 | 20.49 | 2.40 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 647 | 491 | -0.3 | |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 37.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 4.54 | 4.06 | 1.54 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 109 | 98 | 0.2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 24.17 | 4.50 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 662 | 592 | -0.1 |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.