Carl Yastrzemski vs Fred Lynn

Carl YastrzemskiFred Lynn

Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn compared on their MLB careers: Carl Yastrzemski played 23 seasons, 1961 to 1983, Fred Lynn 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990. Carl Yastrzemski has .285 batting average to Fred Lynn's .283.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn career totals
3,308GP1,969
11,988AB6,925
1,816R1,063
3,419H1,960
452HR306
1,844RBI1,111
168SB72
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn postseason
17GP15
65AB54
15R8
24H22
4HR2
11RBI13
0SB0
0.4AVG0.4
0.4OBP0.5
0.6SLG0.6
1.0OPS1.1

Where each stands all time

Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn all-time places
41st (452)Home runs159th (306)
8th (3,419)Hits—
13th (1,844)RBI192nd (1,111)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Carl Yastrzemski: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×7, AL MVP
  • Fred Lynn: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×4, AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1961.26611801974.419210
2nd1962.29619941975.33121105
3rd1963.32114681976.3141065
4th1964.28915671977.2601876
5th1965.31220721978.2982282
6th1966.27816801979.33339122
7th1967.326441211980.3011261
8th1968.30123741981.219531
9th1969.255401111982.2992186
10th1970.329401021983.2722274
11th1971.25415701984.2712379
12th1972.26412681985.2632368
13th1973.29619951986.2872367
14th1974.30115791987.2532360
15th1975.26914601988.2462556
16th1976.267211021989.2411146
17th1977.296281021990.240623
18th1978.2771781————
19th1979.2702187————
20th1980.2751550————
21st1981.246753————
22nd1982.2751672————
23rd1983.2661056————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI