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.

What was Lance Lynn's career batting average?

Lance Lynn batted .085 over his career, with 24 hits in 283 at bats.

How many RBI did Lance Lynn have?

Lance Lynn drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Lance Lynn's career ERA?

Lance Lynn finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 143-99 with 2,015 strikeouts.

Lance Lynn

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

Lance Lynn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 364 career appearances, he went 143-99 with a 3.74 ERA and 2,015 strikeouts. He also batted .085 with 0 home runs. Lance Lynn was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16104.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Lance Lynn — 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	2006.1	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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Lance Lynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	34.2	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	201.2	189	89	76	198	3.97	3.87 (-3%)	3069.5
2014	SLN	NL	15	10	33	33	2	1	0	203.2	185	62	72	181	2.74	3.74 (+27%)	2081.4
2015	SLN	NL	12	11	31	31	0	0	0	175.1	172	59	68	167	3.03	3.96 (+24%)	2361.2
2017	SLN	NL	11	8	33	33	0	0	0	186.1	151	71	78	153	3.43	4.36 (+21%)	-2133.3
2018	MIN	AL	7	8	20	20	0	0	0	102.1	105	58	62	100	5.10	4.15 (-23%)	-1471.8
2018	NYA	AL	3	2	11	9	0	0	0	54.1	58	25	14	61	4.14	4.15 (avg)	2722.4
2019	TEX	AL	16	11	33	33	0	0	0	208.1	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	121.2	119	54	19	124	3.99	3.97 (-1%)	464.7
2023	CHA	AL	6	9	21	21	0	0	0	119.2	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	117.1	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

Lance Lynn — 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

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

Lance Lynn — 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

Lance Lynn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG
2023	NLDS2	LAN	1	0	0	0	.000
2021	ALDS1	CHA	1	0	0	0	.000
2018	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	0	0	.000
2015	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	0	0	.000
2014	NLCS	SLN	1	2	0	1	.000
2014	NLDS2	SLN	1	2	0	2	.000
2013	NLCS	SLN	2	0	1	0	.000
2013	NLDS1	SLN	1	1	0	1	.000
2013	WS	SLN	2	2	0	1	.000
2012	NLCS	SLN	2	2	1	1	.000
2012	NLDS1	SLN	3	0	0	0	.000
2012	NLWC	SLN	1	0	0	0	.000
2011	NLCS	SLN	5	1	0	1	.000
2011	WS	SLN	5	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Lance Lynn — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
5	6	28	9	0	60.2	71	38	30	57	5.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Lance Lynn — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	NLDS2	LAN	0	1	1	1	2.2	6	4	0	1	13.50
2021	ALDS1	CHA	0	1	1	1	3.2	6	5	2	4	12.27
2018	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.1	3	3	2	2	11.57
2015	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	2	9.00
2014	NLCS	SLN	0	0	1	1	5.2	6	2	1	3	3.18
2014	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	1	1	6.0	7	2	2	8	3.00
2013	NLCS	SLN	2	0	2	1	7.1	7	2	4	6	2.45
2013	NLDS1	SLN	0	1	1	1	4.1	7	5	3	6	10.38
2013	WS	SLN	0	1	2	1	5.2	5	3	4	5	4.76
2012	NLCS	SLN	0	1	2	2	7.1	9	4	4	9	4.91
2012	NLDS1	SLN	1	1	3	0	3.1	4	3	2	6	8.10
2012	NLWC	SLN	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2011	NLCS	SLN	1	0	5	0	5.1	3	0	2	1	0.00
2011	WS	SLN	1	0	5	0	5.2	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

Lance Lynn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	182	133	8	13	0	1	.098
Away	182	150	7	11	0	6	.073

Pitching — Home / Away

Lance Lynn — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	182	1024.2	877	373	337	1033	3.28
Away	182	981.2	979	461	367	982	4.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lance Lynn — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-09-17	STL	PIT	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	5	1
2024-09-11	STL	CIN	—	5.0	5	1	1	1	7	0
2024-07-30	STL	TEX	W	5.0	3	1	1	1	3	1
2024-07-23	STL	PIT	—	5.0	4	0	0	3	2	0
2024-07-13	STL	CHC	W	6.0	5	2	2	2	6	1
2024-07-06	STL	WAS	L	2.2	9	11	10	4	2	3
2024-06-30	STL	CIN	W	6.0	2	0	0	1	6	0
2024-06-24	STL	ATL	W	6.2	4	1	1	0	5	1
2024-06-18	STL	MIA	—	5.1	10	6	5	0	5	2
2024-06-13	STL	PIT	—	4.1	4	3	3	3	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lance Lynn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	364	340	82	140	15	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lance Lynn — 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

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Lance Lynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	364

Salary History

Lance Lynn — 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

Lance Lynn — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Mississippi	Oxford	MS	2006, 2007, 2008

Award Voting History

Lance Lynn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2021	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	48.0	210
2020	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	22.0	210
2019	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	18.0	210

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Lance Lynn: the record in brief

The bio dates Lance Lynn's major league debut to June 2, 2011. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (2011 through 2024), the Minnesota Twins (2018), the New York Yankees (2018), the Texas Rangers (2019 through 2020), the Chicago White Sox (2021 to 2023), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2023). Born on May 12, 1987, in Indianapolis, IN, USA, Lynn is listed as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. Lynn's listed size is 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds. Lance Lynn was the playing name; the full given name is Michael Lance.

Lynn pitched in 364 games, starting 340, and finished with a 143-99 record and 3.74 ERA. The totals include 2,015 strikeouts. The leagues Lynn pitched in allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.9% better than average. 2012 brought Lynn a season-high 18 wins. Lynn struck out 246 batters in 2019, a career high. 2021 was Lynn's sharpest full season, a 2.69 ERA against the league's 4.27.

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.
What was Lance Lynn's career batting average?: Lance Lynn batted .085 over his career, with 24 hits in 283 at bats.
How many RBI did Lance Lynn have?: Lance Lynn drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Lance Lynn's career ERA?: Lance Lynn finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 143-99 with 2,015 strikeouts.