Lyon Richardson
26-Year-Old
Milwaukee Brewers Rookie
2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
27.00
WHIP
2.40
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a minor-league contract with the Brewers in June of 2026.
Nabs MiLB pact with Brewers
The Brewers signed Richardson to a minor-league contract Thursday, Jim Goulart of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
Analysis
Richardson elected free agency last week after being booted off the Reds' 40-man roster. The 26-year-old holds a career 6.67 ERA and 46:39 K:BB over 56.2 innings covering parts of four seasons at the major-league level. Richardson will report to the Brewers' Arizona Complex League affiliate for now but should move up to Triple-A Nashville soon.
Richardson elected free agency last week after being booted off the Reds' 40-man roster. The 26-year-old holds a career 6.67 ERA and 46:39 K:BB over 56.2 innings covering parts of four seasons at the major-league level. Richardson will report to the Brewers' Arizona Complex League affiliate for now but should move up to Triple-A Nashville soon.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Lyon Richardson generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Lyon Richardson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .297 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 3 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .239 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 2 |
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .500 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025vs Left | .300 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025vs Right | .224 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-59%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 8.14 | 1.86 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 |
| Since 2024Away | 3.32 | 1.37 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
| 2026Home | 27.00 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 10.8 |
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Home | 5.79 | 1.71 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 2025Away | 3.32 | 1.37 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
| 2024Home | 27.00 | 4.50 | .666666 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Lyon Richardson compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.50K/9
16.2BB/9
10.8HR/9
10.8Fastball
96.0 mphERA
27.00WHIP
2.40BABIP
.000GB/FB
0.33Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
86.6 mphBarrels/BBE
28.6%Spin Rate
2146 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
9.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Richardson returned from Tommy John elbow surgery in 2023 and spent time at four levels of ball, including a stint with the pitching-starved Reds. No Cincinnati starter threw more than 145.2 innings, and the right-hander was one of several prospects to fill rotation holes at various times. The plan coming off TJ surgery was limited innings and pitch counts, but Richardson's stuff - mid-90s fastball, slider, curve and changeup - was so impressive in 19 starts at Low-A Daytona (three), Double-A Chattanooga (15) and Triple-A Louisville (one) - 1.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 81 strikeouts over 58 innings - the Reds felt he could handle a spot start in the majors. What followed was historic in a bad way, as the righty gave up home runs on his first two pitches. Richardson made a few more limited appearances for Cincinnati, but what he needs now is to build innings. Those will likely come at Louisville in 2024.
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Reaches free agency
Richardson elected to become a free agent Thursday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
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DFA'd by Reds
The Reds designated Richardson for assignment Tuesday.
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Allows four runs as opener
Richardson (0-1) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Royals after allowing four runs on one hit and two walks in one inning. He also struck out two.
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Drawing short-notice start
The Reds announced that Richardson will serve as their opening pitcher for Monday's game against the Royals.
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Selected from Louisville
The Reds selected Richardson's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.
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Up on taxi squad
Richardson is on the Reds' taxi squad for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Analysis
The right-hander allowed four earned runs over three frames during his big-league debut Aug. 6, but he was immediately sent back to the minors. Cincinnati returned Hunter Greene from the 60-day injured list Sunday and are on the cusp of getting back Nick Lodolo from a lower leg injury, so there's not an obvious opening in the rotation in the immediate future for Richardson.
The right-hander allowed four earned runs over three frames during his big-league debut Aug. 6, but he was immediately sent back to the minors. Cincinnati returned Hunter Greene from the 60-day injured list Sunday and are on the cusp of getting back Nick Lodolo from a lower leg injury, so there's not an obvious opening in the rotation in the immediate future for Richardson.