Red Lynn

Japhet Monroe Lynn

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 162 lb.

Born: December 27, 1913 in Kenney, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1939
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cubs/Tigers 1939-1944

Final Game: October 1, 1944
Died: October 27, 1977 in Bellville, TX
Buried: Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, TX
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1934	20	STL-min	C,B	11	9	.550	3.02	29						167.0	169	90	56		65							1.401	9.1		3.5			HUN,SGD · MATL,CENL
1935	21	STL-min	C,B	13	11	.542	3.73	36	18					217.0	207	133	90		76							1.304	8.6		3.2			JKV,AVL · WDXL,PIED
1936	22	STL-min	B,C	17	10	.630	4.89	41						206.0	229	136	112		105							1.621	10.0		4.6			CBS,HUN · SALL,MATL
1937	23	STL-min	C	32	13	.711	2.65	56						340.0	274	132	100		143							1.226	7.3		3.8			JKV · ETXL
1938	24	STL-min	AA	8	11	.421	4.42	50	12					175.0	173	112	86		78							1.434	8.9		4.0			CLB · AA
1939	25	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	3.88	30	0	14	0	0	1	58.0	55	29	25	5	24	25	3	1	0	254	107	1.362	8.5	0.8	3.7	3.9	1.04
1939	25	DET	AL	0	1	.000	8.64	4	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	11	8	8	2	3	3	1	1	0	40	58	1.680	11.9	2.2	3.2	3.2	1.00
1939	25	NYG	NL	1	0	1.000	3.08	26	0	11	0	0	1	49.2	44	21	17	3	21	22	2	0	0	214	129	1.309	8.0	0.5	3.8	4.0	1.05
1940	26	NYG	NL	4	3	.571	3.83	33	0	18	0	0	3	42.1	40	21	18	3	24	25	1	0	0	189	102	1.512	8.5	0.6	5.1	5.3	1.04

1941	27	SFG-min	AA	6	7	.462	4.13	30			4	1		109.0	111	56	50		56	60	2	0	5			1.532	9.2		4.6	5.0	1.07	JER · IL
1942	28	CHC-min	AA	12	13	.480	3.11	43	23		11	0		211.0	172	89	73		67	108	6	2	0			1.133	7.3		2.9	4.6	1.61	LOS · PCL
1943	29	CHC-min	AA	21	8	.724	2.47	36	32		25	5		248.0	218	77	68		64	110	6	0	5			1.137	7.9		2.3	4.0	1.72	LOS · PCL
1944	30	CHC	NL	5	4	.556	4.06	22	7	8	4	1	1	84.1	80	41	38	4	37	35	1	0	3	359	87	1.387	8.5	0.4	3.9	3.7	0.95
1946	32	CHC-min	AAA	17	16	.515	2.79	41	36		41	7		271.0	200	85	84		123	165	9	1	5			1.192	6.6		4.1	5.5	1.34	LOS · PCL
1947	33	CHC-min	AAA	16	16	.500	3.36	42	37		18	2		273.0	251	112	102		110	145	5	1	8			1.322	8.3		3.6	4.8	1.32	LOS · PCL
1948	34	CHC-min	AAA	19	10	.655	3.73	42			19	2		244.0	236	108	101		114	131	4	0	6			1.434	8.7		4.2	4.8	1.15	LOS · PCL
1949	35	CHC-min	AAA	10	18	.357	4.64	37	28		7	2		194.0	203	104	100		95	85	4	0	5			1.536	9.4		4.4	3.9	0.89	LOS,POR · PCL
1950	36	POR	AAA	14	10	.583	3.54	41	34		15	3		239.0	218	105	94		92	117	3	4	5			1.297	8.2		3.5	4.4	1.27	POR · PCL
1951	37	POR	AAA	13	12	.520	3.75	41	26		10	3		192.0	190	97	80		87	68	3	0	3			1.443	8.9		4.1	3.2	0.78	POR · PCL
1952	38	PIT-min	Opn	9	6	.600	4.24	39			3	0		121.0	130	65	57		56	30	3	0	3			1.537	9.7		4.2	2.2	0.54	POR,HOL · PCL
1953	39	HOL	Opn	10	4	.714	3.72	53	7		0	0		142.2	158	78	59	9	63	42	4	0	1			1.549	10.0	0.6	4.0	2.6	0.67	HOL · PCL
1954	40	CHC-min	C,AA	1	6	.143	4.03	14						29.0	32	21	13		9							1.414	9.9		2.8			LUB,BMT · WTNM,TL
1956	42	PHI-min	C	15	11	.577	4.85	29	23					182.0	213	118	98	16	62							1.511	10.5	0.8	3.1			BAK,SLC · CALL,PION
3 Yrs				10	8	.556	3.95	85	7	40	4	1	5	184.2	175	91	81	12	85	85	5	1	3	802	96	1.408	8.5	0.6	4.1	4.1	1.00
162 Game Avg.				7	6	.556	3.95	63	5	30	3	1	4	137	129	67	60	9	63	63	4	1	2	593	96	1.408	8.5	0.6	4.1	4.1	1.00

NYG (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	3.42	59	0	29	0	0	4	92.0	84	42	35	6	45	47	3	0	0	403	116	1.402	8.2	0.6	4.4	4.6	1.04
CHC (1 yr)				5	4	.556	4.06	22	7	8	4	1	1	84.1	80	41	38	4	37	35	1	0	3	359	87	1.387	8.5	0.4	3.9	3.7	0.95
DET (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.64	4	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	11	8	8	2	3	3	1	1	0	40	58	1.680	11.9	2.2	3.2	3.2	1.00

NL (3 yrs)				10	7	.588	3.73	81	7	37	4	1	5	176.1	164	83	73	10	82	82	4	0	3	762	101	1.395	8.4	0.5	4.2	4.2	1.00
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.64	4	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	11	8	8	2	3	3	1	1	0	40	58	1.680	11.9	2.2	3.2	3.2	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1939	25	DET	AL	8.1	4	0	8	8.64	5.31	0.07	0.00	109.7	5.76	-3	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.440	.499	$
1939	25	NYG	NL	49.2	26	0	21	3.81	4.63	0.13	0.00	101.6	4.57	4	0.5	1.0	-0.0	0.9	9	.518	.503	$
1940	26	NYG	NL	42.1	33	0	21	4.46	4.40	0.11	0.00	101.2	4.34	-0	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.3	4	.498	.500	$

1944	30	CHC	NL	84.1	22	7	41	4.38	4.18	-0.19	0.00	98.1	4.28	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.6	7	.496	.499	$
3 Seasons				184.2	85	7	91	4.44	4.40	-0.02	0.00	100.3	4.44	1	0.1	1.0	-0.1	1.6	19	.501	.500	$

NYG (2 yrs)				92.0	59	0	42	4.11	4.52	0.12	0.00	101.4	4.46	4	0.4	1.0	-0.0	1.2	13	.507	.501	$
CHC (1 yr)				84.1	22	7	41	4.38	4.18	-0.19	0.00	98.1	4.28	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.6	7	.496	.499	$
DET (1 yr)				8.1	4	0	8	8.64	5.31	0.07	0.00	109.7	5.76	-3	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.440	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1939	25	TOT	MLB	254	2.0%	9.8%	9.5%			74%
1939	25	DET	AL	40	5.0%	7.5%	7.5%			73%
1939	25	NYG	NL	214	1.4%	10.3%	9.8%			74%
1940	26	NYG	NL	189	1.6%	13.2%	12.7%			71%

1944	30	CHC	NL	359	1.1%	9.8%	10.3%	2.2%	10%	78%
3 Yrs				802	1.5%	10.6%	10.6%	1.0%	5%	75%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.0%	8.8%	2.9%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1939	25	1	1	.500	3.88	30	0	14	0	0	1	58.0	55	29	25	5	24	25	3	1	0	254	107	1.362	8.5	0.8	3.7	3.9	1.04	107
1940	26	5	4	.556	3.86	63	0	32	0	0	4	100.1	95	50	43	8	48	50	4	1	0	443	105	1.425	8.5	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.04	105
1941	27	5	4	.556	3.86	63	0	32	0	0	4	100.1	95	50	43	8	48	50	4	1	0	443	105	1.425	8.5	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.04	105
1942	28	5	4	.556	3.86	63	0	32	0	0	4	100.1	95	50	43	8	48	50	4	1	0	443	105	1.425	8.5	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.04	105
1943	29	5	4	.556	3.86	63	0	32	0	0	4	100.1	95	50	43	8	48	50	4	1	0	443	105	1.425	8.5	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.04	105
1944	30	10	8	.556	3.95	85	7	40	4	1	5	184.2	175	91	81	12	85	85	5	1	3	802	96	1.408	8.5	0.6	4.1	4.1	1.00	96

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1939	25	3	3	.500	3.69	61.0	56	28	25	5	24	26	3	1.311	8.3	3.5	3.8	1.08	0.7	30
1940	26	2	2	.500	3.89	44.0	42	21	19	3	25	26	1	1.523	8.6	5.1	5.3	1.04	0.6	33

1944	30	4	5	.444	4.61	82.0	86	47	42	4	40	34	1	1.537	9.4	4.4	3.7	0.85	0.4	22
3 Yrs		9	10	.474	4.14	187.0	184	96	86	12	89	86	5	1.460	8.9		4.1	0.97	0.6	85

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1940 NL 3 (7th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1940 NL 18 (6th)

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1940 NL 3 (7th)

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1940 NL 18 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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