Eddie Murray vs Fred Lynn

Eddie MurrayFred Lynn

Eddie Murray and Fred Lynn compared on their MLB careers: Eddie Murray played 21 seasons, 1977 to 1997, Fred Lynn 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990. Eddie Murray has .287 batting average to Fred Lynn's .283. Eddie Murray won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eddie Murray and Fred Lynn career totals
3,026GP1,969
11,336AB6,925
1,627R1,063
3,255H1,960
504HR306
1,917RBI1,111
110SB72
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eddie Murray and Fred Lynn postseason
44GP15
159AB54
21R8
41H22
9HR2
25RBI13
3SB0
0.3AVG0.4
0.4OBP0.5
0.5SLG0.6
0.8OPS1.1

Where each stands all time

Eddie Murray and Fred Lynn all-time places
28th (504)Home runs159th (306)
13th (3,255)Hits—
9th (1,917)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

  • Eddie Murray: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
  • 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.

Eddie Murray 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.
1st1977.28327881974.419210
2nd1978.28527951975.33121105
3rd1979.29525991976.3141065
4th1980.300321161977.2601876
5th1981.29422781978.2982282
6th1982.316321101979.33339122
7th1983.306331111980.3011261
8th1984.306291101981.219531
9th1985.297311241982.2992186
10th1986.30517841983.2722274
11th1987.27730911984.2712379
12th1988.28428841985.2632368
13th1989.24720881986.2872367
14th1990.33026951987.2532360
15th1991.26019961988.2462556
16th1992.26116931989.2411146
17th1993.285271001990.240623
18th1994.2541776————
19th1995.3232182————
20th1996.2602279————
21st1997.222318————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI