Lance Lynn stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2024

Starting Pitcher · #31

Age 39 · 6' 5"

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Lance Lynn played 13 MLB seasons, 2011 to 2024.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
364
W
143
L
99
ERA
3.74
IP
2,006.1
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.

Standard by season
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.
2011STL18113.1234.240111.04
2012STL351873.78176.0180641.32
2013STL3315103.97201.2198761.31
2014STL3315102.74203.2181721.26
2015STL3112113.03175.1167681.37
2017STL331183.43186.1153781.23
2018MIN/NYY3110104.77156.2161761.53
2019TEX3316113.67208.1246591.22
2020TEX13633.3284.089251.06
2021CHW281162.69157.0176451.07
2022CHW21873.99121.2124191.14
2023CHW/LAD3213115.73183.2191671.39
2024STL23743.84117.1109441.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
2011STL00010.449351.41
2012STL16009.22272630.93
2013STL19008.82563130.86
2014STL24218.02813220.97
2015STL19008.62382730.92
2017STL18007.42442910.82
2018MIN/NYY10009.222722915
2019TEX200010.62293330.718
2020TEX10109.5831410.62
2021CHW131110.11662500.75
2022CHW11009.21532060.74
2023CHW/LAD13009.41963440.63
2024STL7008.41292250.63

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
39 yearsMay 12, 1987
Height
6' 5"
Debut
2011
Birthplace
Marion, IN
Draft
2008Rd 1, Pk 39
College
Ole Miss

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
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Tue, Sep 17vsPITW 3-164115
Wed, Sep 11vsCINW 2-155117
Tue, Jul 30vsTEXW 8-153113
Tue, Jul 23atPITW 2-154002
Sat, Jul 13vsCHCW 11-365226
Sat, Jul 06atWSHL 14-62.2911102

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

All-time career rank

  • 88th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,015)
  • 280th in wins (pitching) (143)

Among the 9,243 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 28 games across 8 MLB postseasons in 14 series — 5 won, 9 lost.

Lance Lynn's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2023ARILost 0-112.2641
2021HOULost 0-113.2654
2018BOSLost 0-222.1332
2015CHCLost 0-111.0112
2014LADLost 0-116.0728
2014SFWon 1-015.2623
2013PITLost 0-114.1756
2013LADWon 2-027.1726
2013BOSLost 0-225.2535
2012ATLWon 1-010.1000
2012WSHLost 1-233.1436
2012SFLost 1-127.1949
2011MILWon 4-155.1301
2011TEXWon 3-255.2744

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Lance Lynn’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.