Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- USC
- AL MVP
- 1975
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1975
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- USC
- AL MVP
- 1975
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1975
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,969
- AB
- 6,925
- R
- 1,063
- H
- 1,960
- HR
- 306
- RBI
- 1,111
- SB
- 72
- AVG
- .283
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 15 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .419 |
| 1975 | BOS | 145 | 528 | 103 | 175 | 21 | 105 | 10 | .331 |
| 1976 | BOS | 132 | 507 | 76 | 159 | 10 | 65 | 14 | .314 |
| 1977 | BOS | 129 | 497 | 81 | 129 | 18 | 76 | 2 | .260 |
| 1978 | BOS | 150 | 541 | 75 | 161 | 22 | 82 | 3 | .298 |
| 1979 | BOS | 147 | 531 | 116 | 177 | 39 | 122 | 2 | .333 |
| 1980 | BOS | 110 | 415 | 67 | 125 | 12 | 61 | 12 | .301 |
| 1981 | LAA | 76 | 256 | 28 | 56 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .219 |
| 1982 | LAA | 138 | 472 | 89 | 141 | 21 | 86 | 7 | .299 |
| 1983 | LAA | 117 | 437 | 56 | 119 | 22 | 74 | 2 | .272 |
| 1984 | LAA | 142 | 517 | 84 | 140 | 23 | 79 | 2 | .271 |
| 1985 | BAL | 124 | 448 | 59 | 118 | 23 | 68 | 7 | .263 |
| 1986 | BAL | 112 | 397 | 67 | 114 | 23 | 67 | 2 | .287 |
| 1987 | BAL | 111 | 396 | 49 | 100 | 23 | 60 | 3 | .253 |
| 1988 |  BAL/DET | 114 | 391 | 46 | 96 | 25 | 56 | 2 | .246 |
| 1989 | DET | 117 | 353 | 44 | 85 | 11 | 46 | 1 | .241 |
| 1990 | SD | 90 | 196 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 23 | 2 | .240 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- AB
- 54
- R
- 8
- H
- 22
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 13
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .407
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,923
- TB
- 3,352
- XBH
- 737
- HBP
- 30
- IBB
- 77
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 51 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BOS | 605 | 299 | 75 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BOS | 566 | 237 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BOS | 564 | 222 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | BOS | 627 | 266 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | BOS | 622 | 338 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | 478 | 199 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAA | 302 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 545 | 244 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 500 | 211 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA | 600 | 245 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 508 | 201 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 456 | 198 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 438 | 193 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BAL/DET | 432 | 187 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 406 | 131 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SD | 223 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 46.7
- RC
- 1256.2
- RC/27
- 6.60
- ISOP
- .201
- SECA
- .327
- BB/K
- 0.77
- AB/HR
- 22.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 0.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 | .279 | 0.4 | 1 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | BOS | 7.1 | 118.8 | 8.7 | .235 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 1976 | BOS | 4.2 | 89.8 | 6.6 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | BOS | 1.2 | 76.8 | 5.4 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 27.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | BOS | 4.1 | 104 | 7.1 | .194 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | BOS | 8.6 | 138.2 | 10.3 | .303 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | 4.5 | 82.2 | 7.5 | .178 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 34.6 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAA | 0.0 | 29.7 | 3.9 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 51.2 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 4.5 | 92.4 | 7.1 | .218 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 1.3 | 77.6 | 6.4 | .211 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA | 3.5 | 94 | 6.6 | .203 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 1.6 | 72.2 | 5.8 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 2.5 | 75.8 | 7.1 | .212 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 0.8 | 61.9 | 5.5 | .235 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 1988 | BAL/DET | 2.4 | 58.9 | 5.2 | .233 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 0.6 | 47.2 | 4.7 | .130 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | SD | -0.9 | 24.6 | 4.3 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 32.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Fred Lynn's career stats?
Fred Lynn played 17 seasons for the Red Sox, the Angels, the Orioles, the Tigers and the Padres. He was a career .283 hitter with 1,960 hits, 306 home runs and 1,111 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .419 batting average, 2 home runs and 10 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1990
Fred Lynn led MLB in OPS (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 159th in home runs (306)
- 192nd in rbi (1,111)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1975 (4th), 1979 (2nd)
- Home Runs: 1979 (4th)
- RBI: 1975 (6th), 1979 (4th)
- OPS: 1975 (2nd), 1979 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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