Fred Lynn vs Luis Gonzalez

Fred LynnLuis Gonzalez

Fred Lynn and Luis Gonzalez compared on their MLB careers: Fred Lynn played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Luis Gonzalez 19 seasons, 1990 to 2008. Fred Lynn has .283 batting average to Luis Gonzalez's .283. Luis Gonzalez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred Lynn and Luis Gonzalez career totals
1,969GP2,591
6,925AB9,157
1,063R1,412
1,960H2,591
306HR354
1,111RBI1,439
72SB128
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Fred Lynn and Luis Gonzalez postseason
15GP24
54AB87
8R12
22H22
2HR4
13RBI12
0SB0
0.4AVG0.3
0.5OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.4
1.1OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Fred Lynn and Luis Gonzalez all-time places
159th (306)Home runs99th (354)
192nd (1,111)RBI56th (1,439)
—Hits85th (2,591)

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
  • Luis Gonzalez: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger

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 Luis Gonzalez 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.
1st1974.4192101990.19000
2nd1975.331211051991.2541369
3rd1976.31410651992.2431055
4th1977.26018761993.3001572
5th1978.29822821994.273867
6th1979.333391221995.2761369
7th1980.30112611996.2711579
8th1981.2195311997.2581068
9th1982.29921861998.2672371
10th1983.27222741999.33626111
11th1984.27123792000.31131114
12th1985.26323682001.32557142
13th1986.28723672002.28828103
14th1987.25323602003.30426104
15th1988.24625562004.2591748
16th1989.24111462005.2712479
17th1990.2406232006.2711573
18th————2007.2781568
19th————2008.261847

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI