Fred Lynn vs Kent Hrbek

Fred Lynn Kent Hrbek

Fred Lynn and Kent Hrbek compared on their MLB careers: Fred Lynn played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Kent Hrbek 14 seasons, 1981 to 1994. Fred Lynn has .283 batting average to Kent Hrbek's .282. Kent Hrbek won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred Lynn and Kent Hrbek career totals

1,969	GP	1,747
6,925	AB	6,192
1,063	R	903
1,960	H	1,749
306	HR	293
1,111	RBI	1,086
72	SB	37
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Fred Lynn and Kent Hrbek postseason

15	GP	24
54	AB	91
8	R	10
22	H	14
2	HR	3
13	RBI	12
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.5

Where each stands all time

Fred Lynn and Kent Hrbek all-time places

159th (306)	Home runs	179th (293)
192nd (1,111)	RBI	203rd (1,086)

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

Fred Lynn: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×4, AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year
Kent Hrbek: 2 championships; none on file

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.

Fred Lynn and Kent Hrbek season by season

1st	1974	.419	2	10	1981	.239	1	7
2nd	1975	.331	21	105	1982	.301	23	92
3rd	1976	.314	10	65	1983	.297	16	84
4th	1977	.260	18	76	1984	.311	27	107
5th	1978	.298	22	82	1985	.278	21	93
6th	1979	.333	39	122	1986	.267	29	91
7th	1980	.301	12	61	1987	.285	34	90
8th	1981	.219	5	31	1988	.312	25	76
9th	1982	.299	21	86	1989	.272	25	84
10th	1983	.272	22	74	1990	.287	22	79
11th	1984	.271	23	79	1991	.284	20	89
12th	1985	.263	23	68	1992	.244	15	58
13th	1986	.287	23	67	1993	.242	25	83
14th	1987	.253	23	60	1994	.270	10	53
15th	1988	.246	25	56	—	—	—	—
16th	1989	.241	11	46	—	—	—	—
17th	1990	.240	6	23	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


15	GP	24
54	AB	91
8	R	10
22	H	14
2	HR	3
13	RBI	12
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.5


15	GP	24
54	AB	91
8	R	10
22	H	14
2	HR	3
13	RBI	12
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.5


15	GP	24
54	AB	91
8	R	10
22	H	14
2	HR	3
13	RBI	12
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.5