1977
Born January 28, 1977
Centralia, WA, USA
Lyle Overbay Notable
b. January 28, 1977 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2001–2003, 2011–2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2004–2005, 2014, Toronto Blue Jays 2006–2010, Pittsburgh Pirates 2011, Atlanta Braves 2012, New York Yankees 2013
Lyle Overbay played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2014. His longest stay was with the Toronto Blue Jays, from 2006 to 2010.
Across 1,587 games he batted .266, with 1,355 hits and 645 runs. He finished with 151 home runs, 356 doubles, 638 walks and 19 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 0.3 innings in 1 game.
He led the league in doubles once, in 2004, with 53. He played 1,435 games at first base, with 11,755 putouts and 68 errors. He turned 1,125 double plays.
He was born in Centralia, WA, USA on January 28, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2009 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ARI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2002 | ARI | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .100 |
| 2003 | ARI | 86 | 254 | 23 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 67 | 1 | .276 |
| 2004 | MIL | 159 | 579 | 83 | 174 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 87 | 81 | 128 | 2 | .301 |
| 2005 | MIL | 158 | 537 | 80 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 72 | 78 | 98 | 1 | .276 |
| 2006 | TOR | 157 | 581 | 82 | 181 | 46 | 1 | 22 | 92 | 55 | 96 | 5 | .312 |
| 2007 | TOR | 122 | 425 | 49 | 102 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 47 | 78 | 2 | .240 |
| 2008 | TOR | 158 | 544 | 74 | 147 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 116 | 1 | .270 |
| 2009 | TOR | 132 | 423 | 57 | 112 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 74 | 95 | 0 | .265 |
| 2010 | TOR | 154 | 534 | 75 | 130 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 131 | 1 | .243 |
| 2011 | ARI/PIT | 121 | 394 | 43 | 92 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 88 | 2 | .234 |
| 2012 | ARI/ATL | 65 | 116 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0 | .259 |
| 2013 | NYY | 142 | 445 | 43 | 107 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 36 | 111 | 2 | .240 |
| 2014 | MIL | 121 | 258 | 24 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 60 | 2 | .233 |
| Career | — | 1587 | 5102 | 645 | 1355 | 356 | 12 | 151 | 675 | 638 | 1108 | 19 | .266 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Major-league debut: Lyle Overbay
Lyle Overbay made a major-league debut on September 19, 2001.
2014
Final major-league game: Lyle Overbay
Lyle Overbay played a final major-league game on September 28, 2014.