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Ed Lynch

Edward Francis Lynch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: February 25, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 1980
Teams (by GP): Mets/Cubs 1980-1987

Final Game: October 1, 1987
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 24 NYM NL 5 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 25 NYM NL 17 28 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 .143 .269 .190 .460 34 4 0 0 2 1 0 1
1982 26 NYM NL 43 37 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .000 .029 .000 .029 -91 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1983 27 NYM NL 30 64 52 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .154 .170 .154 .324 -9 8 0 0 11 0 0 1
1984 28 NYM NL 40 30 27 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .222 .222 .259 .481 36 7 1 0 3 0 0 1
1985 29 NYM NL 31 64 52 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 .077 .127 .077 .204 -41 4 1 0 9 0 0 1
1986 30 TOT NL 24 33 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .033 .094 .033 .127 -64 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 30 NYM NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 30 CHC NL 23 33 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .033 .094 .033 .127 -64 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1987 31 CHC NL 58 18 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .188 .188 .188 .375 -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
8 Yrs 248 280 237 7 27 2 0 0 6 0 0 11 112 .114 .153 .122 .275 -22 29 2 0 31 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 183 155 5 18 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 73 .114 .153 .122 .275 -22 19 1 0 20 1 0
NYM (7 yrs) 167 229 191 6 23 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 86 .120 .159 .131 .290 -17 25 2 0 28 1 0
CHC (2 yrs) 81 51 46 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 .087 .125 .087 .212 -42 4 0 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1980 24 NYM NL 5 6 -0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .509 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1981 25 NYM NL 17 28 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1982 26 NYM NL 43 37 -7 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1983 27 NYM NL 30 64 -8 -1 0 0 8 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $118,000 1
1984 28 NYM NL 40 30 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $240,000 1
1985 29 NYM NL 31 64 -11 -0 0 0 7 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $330,000 1
1986 30 NYM NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $530,000 /1
1986 30 CHC NL 23 33 -7 -0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .486 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1987 31 CHC NL 58 18 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $550,000 1
8 Seasons 248 280 -41 -1 1 0 33 -9 -0.9 9 0 -0.8 .496 .499 -0.8 0.2 -0 $1,768,000
NYM (7 yrs) 167 229 -31 -1 1 0 26 -6 -0.6 7 2 -0.5 .496 .499 -0.5 0.1 1 $1,218,000
CHC (2 yrs) 81 51 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.3 .496 .499 -0.3 0.0 -2 $550,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1980 24 NYM NL 6 4 1 6.8 93 .500 .333 .263 .333 .325 .333 .382 .667 .707 90 .701 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1981 25 NYM NL 28 21 2 2.6 90 .250 .143 .260 .269 .325 .190 .373 .460 .698 34 .298 -1.6 -0.2 .444 .238 .048
1982 26 NYM NL 37 36 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .264 .029 .327 .000 .384 .029 .712 -91 .000 -8.5 -0.9 .030 .030 .000
1983 27 NYM NL 64 55 2 1.0 96 .229 .154 .262 .170 .330 .154 .388 .324 .719 -9 .064 -7.8 -0.8 .205 .019 .000
1984 28 NYM NL 30 25 1 1.1 93 .333 .222 .262 .222 .327 .259 .381 .481 .708 36 .078 -2.4 -0.2 .318 .037 .037
1985 29 NYM NL 64 58 1 0.5 94 .182 .077 .259 .127 .327 .077 .386 .204 .712 -41 .018 -10.0 -1.0 .143 .058 .000
1986 30 TOT NL 33 30 0 0.0 103 .077 .033 .269 .094 .341 .033 .406 .127 .747 -64 .000 -7.1 -0.7 .103 .067 .000
1986 30 CHC NL 33 30 0 0.0 103 .077 .033 .269 .094 .341 .033 .406 .127 .747 -64 .000 -7.1 -0.7 .103 .067 .000
1987 31 CHC NL 18 15 1 1.8 108 .429 .188 .273 .188 .343 .188 .425 .375 .767 -1 .144 -2.4 -0.2 .231 .000 .000
8 Yrs 280 244 8 0.9 96 .214 .114 .263 .153 .330 .122 .390 .275 .720 -22 .053 -39.9 -4.2 .189 .055 .008
162 Game Avg. 183 159 5 0.9 96 .214 .114 .263 .153 .330 .122 .390 .275 .720 -22 .053 -39.9 -4.2 .189 .055 .008
NYM (7 yrs) 229 199 7 0.9 94 .217 .120 .261 .159 .328 .131 .384 .290 .712 -17 .062 -30.4 -3.2 .200 .058 .010
CHC (2 yrs) 51 45 1 0.6 105 .200 .087 .270 .125 .341 .087 .413 .212 .754 -42 .025 -9.5 -1.0 .143 .043 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 24 NYM NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
1981 25 NYM NL 28 0.0% 35.7% 14.3% 3.6% 33% 2.50 2.1 21.0 1.20 43%
1982 26 NYM NL 37 0.0% 48.7% 2.7% 0.0% 18.00 1.8 4.33 41%
1983 27 NYM NL 64 0.0% 26.6% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 17.00 3.1 13.0 2.17 55%
1984 28 NYM NL 30 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 3.3% 17% 3.0 27.0 4.33 60%
1985 29 NYM NL 64 0.0% 46.9% 4.7% 0.0% 0% 10.00 1.7 3.00 34%
1986 30 TOT NL 33 0.0% 51.5% 6.1% 0.0% 0% 8.50 1.8 1.33 39%
1986 30 CHC NL 33 0.0% 51.5% 6.1% 0.0% 0% 8.50 1.8 1.33 39%
1987 31 CHC NL 18 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 2.50 39%
8 Yrs 280 0.0% 40.0% 3.9% 0.7% 7% 10.18 2.1 39.5 2.47 45%
MLB Averages 2.2% 13.9% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.64 6.4 41.2 8.4 1.09 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1980 24 NYM NL -0.1 -0.0 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.26 -0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.04 -0.4 0
1981 25 NYM NL -1.6 -0.2 29 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .83 -0.3 -0.2 -4.0 -0.4 0.96 -3.0 0
1982 26 NYM NL -8.5 -0.9 37 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .78 -0.7 0.0 -5.4 -0.6 0.86 -7.0 0
1983 27 NYM NL -7.8 -0.8 64 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 .94 -0.7 0.2 -5.3 -0.6 0.94 -7.6 0
1984 28 NYM NL -2.4 -0.2 32 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .85 -0.2 -0.2 -3.0 -0.3 1.07 -2.8 0
1985 29 NYM NL -10.0 -1.0 64 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 .76 -1.1 0.0 -12.2 -1.3 0.93 -11.9 0
1986 30 TOT NL -7.1 -0.7 33 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .86 -0.7 0.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.84 -7.1 0
1986 30 NYM NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 30 CHC NL -7.1 -0.7 33 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .86 -0.7 0.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.84 -7.1 0
1987 31 CHC NL -2.4 -0.2 18 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 .62 -0.2 -0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.78 -2.7 0
8 Yrs -39.9 -4.2 283 -3.2 1.5 -4.7 .84 -4.0 0.1 -37.5 -3.9 0.93 -42.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 24 NYM NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1981 25 NYM NL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 NYM NL 2 0 200% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1983 27 NYM NL 1 0 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
1984 28 NYM NL 0 0 0% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 29 NYM NL 0 0 14% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 TOT NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 CHC NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 CHC NL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 3 0 18% 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21% 13 10 2 0 0 0 6 4 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 24 NYM NL 6 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1981 25 NYM NL 28 18% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 5 2 40% 18 1 6% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
1982 26 NYM NL 37 35% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 5 2 40% 20 1 5% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1983 27 NYM NL 64 30% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 73% 15 0 0% 20 7 35% 40 6 15% 3 1 33% 6 2 33% 0
1984 28 NYM NL 30 27% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 1 11% 9 2 22% 22 1 5% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1985 29 NYM NL 64 52% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 17 1 6% 20 5 25% 37 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1986 30 TOT NL 33 18% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 15 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1986 30 CHC NL 33 18% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 15 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1987 31 CHC NL 18 44% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 280 33% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 31 79% 56 2 4% 66 19 29% 163 9 6% 12 3 25% 14 5 36% 0
MLB Averages 59% 81% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 24 5 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 2 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 22 34 27 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 .185 .281 .222 .503 46 6 0 0 2 1 0
1982 26 65 71 60 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 30 .083 .152 .100 .252 -27 6 0 0 5 1 0
1983 27 95 135 112 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 47 .116 .160 .125 .285 -19 14 0 0 16 1 0
1984 28 135 165 139 5 19 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 56 .137 .171 .151 .322 -8 21 1 0 19 1 0
1985 29 166 229 191 6 23 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 86 .120 .159 .131 .290 -17 25 2 0 28 1 0
1986 30 190 262 221 6 24 2 0 0 6 0 0 11 103 .109 .150 .118 .268 -24 26 2 0 29 1 0
1987 31 248 280 237 7 27 2 0 0 6 0 0 11 112 .114 .153 .122 .275 -22 29 2 0 31 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1980 24 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 5
1981 25 26 41 31 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 15 .129 .237 .161 .398 2 17
1982 26 43 37 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .000 .029 .000 .029 0 43
1983 27 30 63 51 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 17 .137 .154 .137 .291 1 30
1984 28 40 31 28 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 .250 .250 .286 .536 2 40
1985 29 31 67 54 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 30 .111 .172 .111 .284 1 31
1986 30 24 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 24
1987 31 58 19 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .235 .235 .235 .471 1 58
8 Yrs 257 298 251 8 31 2 0 0 5 0 13 117 .124 .165 .131 .297 8 248
162 Game Avg. 162 188 158 5 20 1 0 0 3 0 8 74 .124 .165 .131 .297 5 248

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