Lance Lynn
Michael Lance Lynn
Born: May 12, 1987
Indianapolis, IN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 270
College: University of Mississippi
Career: 2011-2024
Draft: Round 6 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
Draft: Compensation A (2008 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Brownsburg HS, IN
Mississippi
Minor League Statistics
Lance Lynn compiled a career record of 143 wins and 99 losses in his 364-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 New York Yankees |
 Minnesota Twins |
 Texas Rangers |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.7 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.78 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.0 | 168 | 76 | 74 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 744 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.97 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.7 | 189 | 92 | 89 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 198 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 856 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.74 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 203.7 | 185 | 72 | 62 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 181 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 866 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.03 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.3 | 172 | 66 | 59 | 13 | 68 | 5 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 751 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186.3 | 151 | 80 | 71 | 27 | 78 | 5 | 153 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 776 |
| 2018 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 | 105 | 61 | 58 | 12 | 62 | 3 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 469 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 231 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.67 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.3 | 195 | 89 | 85 | 21 | 59 | 0 | 246 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 875 |
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.32 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 64 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 344 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.69 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157.0 | 123 | 52 | 47 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 641 |
| 2022 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.99 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.7 | 119 | 65 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 512 |
| 2023 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 9 | .400 | 6.47 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.7 | 130 | 94 | 86 | 28 | 45 | 1 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 535 |
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4.36 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.84 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.3 | 113 | 64 | 50 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 511 |
| Totals | 143 | 99 | .591 | 3.74 | 364 | 340 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2006.3 | 1856 | 916 | 834 | 231 | 704 | 21 | 2015 | 89 | 0 | 61 | 8520 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 63 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | .060 | .094 | .060 | .154 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 69 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | .074 | .138 | .074 | .212 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 69 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | .067 | .138 | .083 | .222 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 55 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .160 | .160 | .200 | .360 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 61 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .074 | .107 | .111 | .218 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 341 | 333 | 283 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 159 | .085 | .128 | .102 | .230 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 18 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.038 | .222 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 35 | 29 | 176.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.074 | .600 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 201.7 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 5 | .976 | 1.785 | 1.212 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 203.7 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 1.591 | 1.091 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 31 | 31 | 175.3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .929 | 1.335 | .839 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 186.3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .929 | 1.256 | .788 |
| 2018 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 20 | 20 | 102.3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .879 | .500 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 11 | 9 | 54.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .828 | .455 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 33 | 33 | 208.3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .605 | .424 |
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 13 | 13 | 84.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .643 | .462 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 28 | 28 | 157.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .459 | .286 |
| 2022 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 21 | 121.7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .518 | .333 |
| 2023 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 21 | 119.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .451 | .286 |
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 11 | 11 | 64.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .703 | .455 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 23 | 23 | 117.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .614 | .348 |
| Totals | 364 | 340 | 2006.3 | 82 | 140 | 15 | 10 | .937 | .996 | .610 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.64 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | 71 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 278 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | .200 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.227 | .500 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | .500 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 28 | 9 | 60.7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.038 | .250 |
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