Lyon Richardson

Bats B Throws R6'2" 207 lbBorn 2000 Jensen Beach, USADebut 2023Team CINDraft 2018 R2 #47 Cincinnati Reds, Jensen Beach HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	181	19.5	9.9	2.62	21.1	6.43	101.4
2027							102.0
2028							103.4

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 84 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Yacksel Rios	2018	87.2	67.2	65
2	Roman Colon	2005	87.6	88.7	170
3	Luke Jackson	2017	89.0	96.5	184
4	Dovydas Neverauskas	2018	87.1	61.0	53
5	Jose Quijada	2021	86.5	108.3	169
6	Evan Phillips	2020	85.2	114.2	58
7	Scott Oberg	2015	88.1	103.7	113
8	Adonis Medina	2022	87.3	did not play
9	Sam Demel	2011	86.8	73.2	6
10	Luis Frias	2023	83.6	42.6	53

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									181				102.0
2026*									16				73.0	100.0	73.0
2025	CIN	0	3	4.54	34	0	0	37.7	172	2	21	30	97.7	101.1	98.8
2024	CIN	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	0.7	5	1	1	1	-19.8	100.0	-19.8
2023	CIN	0	2	8.64	4	4	0	16.7	81	6	15	12	71.1	92.4	63.5
Career		0	5	6.05	39	4	0	55.0	258	9	37	43	87.1		85.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CIN	P	34	38	5	4	1	1	0.900	+0.2
2024	CIN	P	1	1	0	0	0	0		-0.0
2023	CIN	P	4	17	1	0	0	1	1.000	-0.8

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	131	30.1 IP, 26% K	4.78
2026	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	143	33.2 IP, 21% K	4.34
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	274	64.0 IP, 23% K	4.50
2025	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	136	32.0 IP, 24% K	4.22
2024	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	441	98.1 IP, 21% K	4.68
2023	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	69	14.1 IP, 35% K	9.57
2023	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Pit	188	46.0 IP, 31% K	2.15
2023	A	Daytona Tortugas	Pit	33	9.0 IP, 55% K	1.00
2021	A+	Dayton Dragons	Pit	346	76.0 IP, 26% K	5.09
2019	A	Dayton Dragons	Pit	497	112.2 IP, 21% K	4.17
2018	Rk	Greeneville Reds	Pit	139	29.0 IP, 17% K	7.14

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.263	0.671	0.678	0.117
2025	0.377	0.316	0.374	0.305
2024	2.000	0.400	0.720
2023	0.475	0.345	0.458	0.320

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.