Lance Lynn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2024)

W–L 143–99
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.28
SO 2,015
Pitcher PIV 16104.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 270 lb
Born
5/12/1987 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut
2011-06-02
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Michael Lance Lynn

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
143 99 364 340 4 2 1 2006.3 1,856 834 231 704 2,015 3.74 16104.9

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 8.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 SLN NL 1 1 18 2 0 0 1 34.7 25 12 11 40 3.12 3.94 (+21%) 926.3
2012 SLN NL 18 7 35 29 0 0 0 176.0 168 74 64 180 3.78 4.01 (+6%) 2380.8
2013 SLN NL 15 10 33 33 0 0 0 201.7 189 89 76 198 3.97 3.87 (-3%) 3069.5
2014 SLN NL 15 10 33 33 2 1 0 203.7 185 62 72 181 2.74 3.74 (+27%) 2081.4
2015 SLN NL 12 11 31 31 0 0 0 175.3 172 59 68 167 3.03 3.96 (+24%) 2361.2
2017 SLN NL 11 8 33 33 0 0 0 186.3 151 71 78 153 3.43 4.36 (+21%) -2133.3
2018 MIN AL 7 8 20 20 0 0 0 102.3 105 58 62 100 5.10 4.15 (-23%) -1471.8
2018 NYA AL 3 2 11 9 0 0 0 54.3 58 25 14 61 4.14 4.15 (avg) 2722.4
2019 TEX AL 16 11 33 33 0 0 0 208.3 195 85 59 246 3.67 4.51 (+18%) 7481.3
2020 TEX AL 6 3 13 13 1 0 0 84.0 64 31 25 89 3.32 4.45 (+25%) 559.4
2021 CHA AL 11 6 28 28 1 1 0 157.0 123 47 45 176 2.69 4.27 (+37%) 3845.2
2022 CHA AL 8 7 21 21 0 0 0 121.7 119 54 19 124 3.99 3.97 (-1%) 464.7
2023 CHA AL 6 9 21 21 0 0 0 119.7 130 86 45 144 6.47 4.33 (-49%) -2578.9
2023 LAN NL 7 2 11 11 0 0 0 64.0 59 31 22 47 4.36 4.33 (-1%) -2927.3
2024 SLN NL 7 4 23 23 0 0 0 117.3 113 50 44 109 3.84 4.08 (+6%) -676.0
Career · 15 seasons 143 99 364 340 4 2 1 2,006.1 1,856 834 704 2,015 3.74 — 16,105

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
364 283 15 24 5 0 0 7 0 12 159 .085 .128 .102 .230 -2,889

Career AVG .085 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Career OBP .128 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Career SLG .102 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 74.8% below league average.

Career OPS .230 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2011 SLN NL 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 SLN NL 35 50 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 36 .060 .254 (-76%) .318 (-70%) .405 (-85%) .724 (-79%) -637.0
2013 SLN NL 33 54 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 30 .074 .253 (-71%) .317 (-57%) .396 (-81%) .714 (-70%) -592.2
2014 SLN NL 33 60 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 34 .067 .251 (-73%) .313 (-56%) .386 (-78%) .700 (-68%) -628.9
2015 SLN NL 31 50 3 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 .160 .254 (-37%) .316 (-49%) .404 (-51%) .721 (-50%) -398.9
2017 SLN NL 33 54 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 25 .074 .254 (-71%) .324 (-67%) .425 (-74%) .750 (-71%) -632.4
2018 MIN AL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 NYA AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 TEX AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 CHA AL 28 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2022 CHA AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 CHA AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 LAN NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 SLN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 364 283 15 24 5 0 0 7 0 12 159 .085 — — — — -2,889

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
28 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 ALDS1 CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLCS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2014 NLDS2 SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2013 NLCS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2013 NLDS1 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2013 WS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2012 NLCS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
2012 NLDS1 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 NLWC SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 NLCS SLN 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2011 WS SLN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 6 28 9 0 60.7 71 38 30 57 5.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 NLDS2 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 2.7 6 4 0 1 13.50
2021 ALDS1 CHA 0 1 1 1 0 3.7 6 5 2 4 12.27
2018 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 3 3 2 2 11.57
2015 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 2 9.00
2014 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 5.7 6 2 1 3 3.18
2014 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 2 2 8 3.00
2013 NLCS SLN 2 0 2 1 0 7.3 7 2 4 6 2.45
2013 NLDS1 SLN 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 7 5 3 6 10.38
2013 WS SLN 0 1 2 1 0 5.7 5 3 4 5 4.76
2012 NLCS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 7.3 9 4 4 9 4.91
2012 NLDS1 SLN 1 1 3 0 0 3.3 4 3 2 6 8.10
2012 NLWC SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
2011 NLCS SLN 1 0 5 0 0 5.3 3 0 2 1 0.00
2011 WS SLN 1 0 5 0 0 5.7 7 4 3 4 6.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18213381301.098
Away18215071106.073

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1821024.287737333710333.28
Away182981.29794613679824.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2024-09-17 STLPIT W 6.0411251
2024-09-11 STLCIN — 5.0511170
2024-07-30 STLTEX W 5.0311131
2024-07-23 STLPIT — 5.0400320
2024-07-13 STLCHC W 6.0522261
2024-07-06 STLWAS L 2.291110423
2024-06-30 STLCIN W 6.0200160
2024-06-24 STLATL W 6.2411051
2024-06-18 STLMIA — 5.11065052
2024-06-13 STLPIT — 4.1433350

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 364 340 82 140 15 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2011 SLN P 18 2 2 2 0 0
2012 SLN P 35 29 5 16 1 1
2013 SLN P 33 33 14 26 1 5
2014 SLN P 33 33 8 28 1 0
2015 SLN P 31 31 12 14 2 1
2017 SLN P 33 33 9 17 2 2
2018 MIN P 20 20 6 4 1 0
2018 NYA P 11 9 3 2 2 0
2019 TEX P 33 33 8 6 0 0
2020 TEX P 13 13 2 4 0 1
2021 CHA P 28 28 3 5 2 0
2022 CHA P 21 21 2 5 0 0
2023 CHA P 21 21 1 5 1 0
2023 LAN P 11 11 2 3 0 0
2024 SLN P 23 23 5 3 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 364

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $7,500,000
2015 SLN NL $7,000,000
2014 SLN NL $535,000
2013 SLN NL $513,000
2012 SLN NL $482,000
Total Career Earnings $16,030,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Mississippi Oxford MS 2006, 2007, 2008

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2021 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 48.0 210 0
2020 Cy Young Award AL 6th 22.0 210 0
2019 Cy Young Award AL 5th 18.0 210 0

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  1. 98
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  2. 92
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  3. 91
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  4. 89
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  5. 86
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  6. 86
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lance Lynn

What years did Lance Lynn play?
Lance Lynn played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.
Was Lance Lynn a pitcher?
Yes. Lance Lynn pitched in the major leagues, recording 143 wins and 2015 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lance Lynn hit?
Lance Lynn hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.