What years did Fred Lynn play?

Fred Lynn played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1990.

Was Fred Lynn a pitcher?

No. Fred Lynn was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Fred Lynn hit?

Fred Lynn hit 306 career home runs with 1960 hits.

What was Fred Lynn's career batting average?

Fred Lynn batted .283 over his career, with 1,960 hits in 6,925 at bats.

How many RBI did Fred Lynn have?

Fred Lynn drove in 1,111 runs in his career.

Did Fred Lynn win an MVP?

Yes. Fred Lynn won the Most Valuable Player award 1 time.

Fred Lynn

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1990)

Fred Lynn was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1990 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,969 career games, he hit .283 with 1,960 hits, 306 home runs, and 1,111 RBI. Fred Lynn was a 9-time All-Star, an MVP, a Rookie of the Year, an ALCS MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, and a 4-time Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 25,648.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .283

HR 306

RBI 1,111

H 1,960

OPS .845

PIV 25,648

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 2/3/1952 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-05
Last Game: 1990-10-03
Awards: 9× All-Star · MVP · Rookie of the Year · ALCS MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 4× Gold Glove

Full name: Fredric Michael Lynn

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Career Batting Statistics

Fred Lynn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,969	6,925	1,063	1,960	388	43	306	1,111	72	857	1,116	.283	.360	.484	.845	25,648

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +11.1% above league average.

Career SLG .484 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — +25.6% above league average.

Career OPS .845 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — +19.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Fred Lynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	BOS	AL	15	43	5	18	2	2	2	10	0	6	6	.419	—	—	—	—	491.8
1975	BOS	AL	145	528	103	175	47	7	21	105	10	62	90	.331	.257 (+29%)	.327 (+22%)	.374 (+51%)	.701 (+38%)	3836.9
1976	BOS	AL	132	507	76	159	32	8	10	65	14	48	67	.314	.255 (+23%)	.320 (+15%)	.360 (+30%)	.681 (+23%)	2024.5
1977	BOS	AL	129	497	81	129	29	5	18	76	2	51	63	.260	.264 (-2%)	.329 (-1%)	.401 (+11%)	.730 (+6%)	481.9
1978	BOS	AL	150	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	3	75	50	.298	.257 (+15%)	.323 (+18%)	.378 (+30%)	.702 (+24%)	2695.4
1979	BOS	AL	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	2	82	79	.333	.265 (+26%)	.329 (+28%)	.397 (+60%)	.727 (+46%)	5077.3
1980	BOS	AL	110	415	67	125	32	3	12	61	12	58	39	.301	.264 (+14%)	.326 (+17%)	.387 (+24%)	.714 (+21%)	1707.3
1981	CAL	AL	76	256	28	56	8	1	5	31	1	38	42	.219	.255 (-14%)	.320 (+1%)	.368 (-14%)	.688 (-7%)	-204.1
1982	CAL	AL	138	472	89	141	38	1	21	86	7	58	72	.299	.261 (+14%)	.324 (+15%)	.388 (+33%)	.712 (+25%)	2330.1
1983	CAL	AL	117	437	56	119	20	3	22	74	2	55	83	.272	.260 (+4%)	.324 (+8%)	.389 (+24%)	.714 (+17%)	1412.9
1984	CAL	AL	142	517	84	140	28	4	23	79	2	77	97	.271	.259 (+4%)	.322 (+13%)	.384 (+23%)	.707 (+19%)	2056.1
1985	BAL	AL	124	448	59	118	12	1	23	68	7	53	100	.263	.257 (+2%)	.323 (+5%)	.390 (+15%)	.714 (+10%)	902.1
1986	BAL	AL	112	397	67	114	13	1	23	67	2	53	59	.287	.257 (+11%)	.325 (+14%)	.395 (+26%)	.720 (+21%)	1639.7
1987	BAL	AL	111	396	49	100	24	0	23	60	3	39	72	.253	.262 (-4%)	.331 (-3%)	.415 (+17%)	.746 (+8%)	550.0
1988	BAL	AL	87	301	37	76	13	1	18	37	2	28	66	.252	.254 (-1%)	.317 (-2%)	.377 (+28%)	.695 (+14%)	661.9
1988	DET	AL	27	90	9	20	1	0	7	19	0	5	16	.222	.254 (-13%)	.317 (-17%)	.377 (+24%)	.695 (+5%)	661.9
1989	DET	AL	117	353	44	85	11	1	11	46	1	47	71	.241	.254 (-5%)	.319 (+2%)	.375 (-1%)	.694 (+1%)	103.6
1990	SDN	NL	90	196	18	47	3	1	6	23	2	22	44	.240	.257 (-7%)	.324 (-3%)	.385 (-7%)	.710 (-5%)	-149.9
Career · 18 seasons			1,969	6,925	1,063	1,960	388	43	306	1,111	72	857	1,116	.283	—	—	—	—	26,279

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Fred Lynn — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	54	8	22	4	0	2	13	5	8	.407

Playoff Batting by Year

Fred Lynn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	5	18	4	11	2	1	5	2	3	.611
1975	ALCS	BOS	3	11	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	.364
1975	WS	BOS	7	25	3	7	1	1	5	3	5	.280

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Fred Lynn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	983	3392	581	1015	177	635	.299
Away	985	3529	482	944	129	475	.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fred Lynn — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1990-10-03	SDP	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-10-02	SDP	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-24	SDP	SFG	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1990-09-22	SDP	CIN	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	0
1990-09-21	SDP	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-20	SDP	LAD	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
1990-09-18	SDP	HOU	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990-09-17	SDP	HOU	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1990-09-15	SDP	ATL	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
1990-09-14	SDP	ATL	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fred Lynn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1825	1765	4556	114	55	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fred Lynn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	BOS	OF	12	12	18	2	0	0
1975	BOS	OF	144	140	404	11	7	1
1976	BOS	OF	128	124	367	13	6	4
1977	BOS	OF	125	124	333	7	2	1
1978	BOS	OF	149	148	408	11	7	2
1979	BOS	OF	143	142	381	10	5	4
1980	BOS	OF	110	108	302	11	2	4
1981	CAL	OF	69	67	176	4	4	1
1982	CAL	OF	133	123	317	6	3	3
1983	CAL	OF	113	110	274	8	2	4
1984	CAL	OF	140	135	321	12	6	5
1985	BAL	OF	123	121	314	6	2	2
1986	BAL	OF	107	104	244	2	4	1
1987	BAL	OF	101	97	229	2	2	1
1988	BAL	OF	83	78	216	1	2	0
1988	DET	OF	22	20	41	2	0	0
1989	DET	OF	68	63	119	5	1	0
1990	SDN	OF	55	49	92	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Fred Lynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	135
Center Field	1584
Right Field	144
Designated Hitter	69

Awards & Honors

Fred Lynn — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-05-23
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-07-04
1983	All-Star Game MVP
1982	ALCS MVP
1980	Gold Glove	OF
1979	Gold Glove	OF
1979	Player of the Month	August
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-06-22
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-08-17
1979	TSN All-Star	OF
1978	Gold Glove	OF
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-05-12
1978	TSN All-Star	OF
1975	Gold Glove	OF
1975	Most Valuable Player
1975	Player of the Month	June
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-06-20
1975	Rookie of the Year
1975	TSN All-Star	OF
1975	TSN Player of the Year
1975	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Fred Lynn — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	SDN	NL	$650,000
1989	DET	AL	$1,590,000
1988	BAL	AL	$1,540,000
1987	BAL	AL	$1,340,000
1986	BAL	AL	$1,190,000
1985	BAL	AL	$1,090,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,400,000

College History

Fred Lynn — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1971, 1972, 1973

Award Voting History

Fred Lynn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1980	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	1.0	392	0
1979	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	160.0	392	0
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	25th	6.0	392	0
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	326.0	336	22
1975	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	23.0	24	23

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Fred Lynn: the record in brief

Fred Lynn's major league career runs from a debut on September 5, 1974 to a final game on October 3, 1990. By club, Lynn's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1974 through 1980), the California Angels (1981 through 1984), the Baltimore Orioles (1985 through 1988), the Detroit Tigers (1988 through 1989), and the San Diego Padres (1990). Lynn played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 3, 1952, in Chicago, IL, USA and a listed size of 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The given name on file is Fredric Michael Lynn.

The batting record for Lynn: 1,969 games, 1,960 hits in 6,925 at bats, and a .283 average, adding 306 homers, 1,111 RBI, and 72 stolen bases. Lynn got on base at a .360 rate and slugged .484 (.845 OPS). Over the seasons Lynn played, league hitters batted .259; the .283 career figure is 9.2% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Lynn

What years did Fred Lynn play?: Fred Lynn played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1990.
Was Fred Lynn a pitcher?: No. Fred Lynn was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Fred Lynn hit?: Fred Lynn hit 306 career home runs with 1960 hits.
What was Fred Lynn's career batting average?: Fred Lynn batted .283 over his career, with 1,960 hits in 6,925 at bats.
How many RBI did Fred Lynn have?: Fred Lynn drove in 1,111 runs in his career.
Did Fred Lynn win an MVP?: Yes. Fred Lynn won the Most Valuable Player award 1 time.