Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2008Rd 1, Pk 39
- College
- Ole Miss
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2008Rd 1, Pk 39
- College
- Ole Miss
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 364
- W
- 143
- L
- 99
- ERA
- 3.74
- IP
- 2006.1
- K
- 2,015
- BB
- 704
- WHIP
- 1.28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 34.2 | 40 | 11 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | STL | 35 | 18 | 7 | 3.78 | 176.0 | 180 | 64 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | STL | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3.97 | 201.2 | 198 | 76 | 1.31 |
| 2014 | STL | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2.74 | 203.2 | 181 | 72 | 1.26 |
| 2015 | STL | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3.03 | 175.1 | 167 | 68 | 1.37 |
| 2017 | STL | 33 | 11 | 8 | 3.43 | 186.1 | 153 | 78 | 1.23 |
| 2018 |  MIN/NYY | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4.77 | 156.2 | 161 | 76 | 1.53 |
| 2019 | TEX | 33 | 16 | 11 | 3.67 | 208.1 | 246 | 59 | 1.22 |
| 2020 | TEX | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3.32 | 84.0 | 89 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 2021 | CHW | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2.69 | 157.0 | 176 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 2022 | CHW | 21 | 8 | 7 | 3.99 | 121.2 | 124 | 19 | 1.14 |
| 2023 |  CHW/LAD | 32 | 13 | 11 | 5.73 | 183.2 | 191 | 67 | 1.39 |
| 2024 | STL | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3.84 | 117.1 | 109 | 44 | 1.34 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- W
- 5
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 5.64
- IP
- 60.2
- K
- 57
- BB
- 30
- WHIP
- 1.66
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 180
- CG
- 4
- SHO
- 2
- K/9
- 9.0
- GB
- 2,478
- FB
- 3,225
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 61
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 49 | 35 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2012 | STL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 227 | 263 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2013 | STL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 256 | 313 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2014 | STL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 281 | 322 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2015 | STL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 238 | 273 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2017 | STL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 244 | 291 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2018 | MIN/NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 227 | 229 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | TEX | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 229 | 333 | 0.7 | 18 |
| 2020 | TEX | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 | 83 | 141 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2021 | CHW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 166 | 250 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2022 | CHW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 153 | 206 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 196 | 344 | 0.6 | 3 |
| 2024 | STL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 129 | 225 | 0.6 | 3 |
Latest performance
Lance Lynn
Sep 17 · vs PIT · W 3-1
- IP
- 6.0
- H
- 4
- R
- 1
- ER
- 1
- BB
- 2
- K
- 5
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 3.84
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 17 | vs PITW 3-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Wed, Sep 11 | vs CINW 2-1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tue, Jul 30 | vs TEXW 8-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tue, Jul 23 | atPITW 2-1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat, Jul 13 | vs CHCW 11-3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sat, Jul 06 | at WSHL 14-6 | 2.2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
What were Lance Lynn's career stats?
Lance Lynn played 13 seasons for the Cardinals, the Rangers and the White Sox. He had 143 wins and 2,015 strikeouts with a 3.74 ERA over 2,006.1 innings. His best season was 2012: 18 wins, a 3.78 ERA and 180 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2011 to 2024
Lance Lynn finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
All-time career rank
- 88th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,015)
- 280th in wins (pitching) (143)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Lance Lynn
Playoff series
Lance Lynn played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  ARI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Lance Lynn against each club
- vs Cleveland Guardians (6)
- vs Kansas City Royals (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (5)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs Detroit Tigers (4)
- vs San Francisco Giants (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
- vs San Diego Padres (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs Boston Red Sox (2)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (2)
- vs Seattle Mariners (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (1)
- vs Houston Astros (1)
- vs New York Mets (1)
- vs New York Yankees (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
- vs Washington Nationals (1)
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