Ed Lynch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 230lb (198cm, 104kg)

Born: February 25, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).

High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)

School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Debut: August 31, 1980 (Age 24-188d, 11,960th in MLB history)
vs. SFG 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1987 (Age 31-218d)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: Edward Francis Lynch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

W

L

ERA

4.00

G

248

GS

119

SV

IP

940.1

SO

396

WHIP

1.360

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	21	TEX-min	Rk	1	4	.200	3.70	13	6		2	0	2	56.0	61	31	23	1	15	0	36	1	0	2				1.357	9.8	0.2	2.4	5.8	2.40	RGS GULF
1978	22	TEX-min	A,AA	11	12	.478	3.10	25	25		12	1	0	177.0	183	80	61	12	47	1	123	2	4	7				1.299	9.3	0.6	2.4	6.3	2.62	AVL,TUL WCRS,TL
1979	23	TEX-min	AAA	10	11	.476	4.85	27	25		6	2	0	156.0	184	96	84	8	37	1	65	2	0	7				1.417	10.6	0.5	2.1	3.8	1.76	TUC PCL
1980	24	NYM-min	AAA	13	6	.684	3.15	24	24		11	0	0	163.0	151	69	57	10	42	3	91	2	0	5				1.184	8.3	0.6	2.3	5.0	2.17	TID IL
1980	24	NYM	NL	1	1	.500	5.12	5	4	0	0	0	0	19.1	24	12	11	0	5	0	9	1	0	0	86	71	2.75	1.500	11.2	0.0	2.3	4.2	1.80
1981	25	NYM-min	AAA	7	6	.538	3.91	15	15	0	6	3	0	99.0	93	46	43	12	29	0	54	3	1	2				1.232	8.5	1.1	2.6	4.9	1.86	TID IL
1981	25	NYM	NL	4	5	.444	2.91	17	13	0	0	0	0	80.1	79	32	26	6	21	2	27	1	1	3	336	121	3.72	1.245	8.9	0.7	2.4	3.0	1.29
1982	26	NYM	NL	4	8	.333	3.55	43	12	11	0	0	2	139.1	145	57	55	6	40	4	51	1	3	2	585	103	3.43	1.328	9.4	0.4	2.6	3.3	1.28
1983	27	NYM	NL	10	10	.500	4.28	30	27	1	1	0	0	174.2	208	94	83	17	41	10	44	3	2	3	749	85	4.27	1.426	10.7	0.9	2.1	2.3	1.07
1984	28	NYM	NL	9	8	.529	4.50	40	13	14	0	0	2	124.0	169	77	62	14	24	3	62	4	0	1	556	79	3.91	1.556	12.3	1.0	1.7	4.5	2.58
1985	29	NYM	NL	10	8	.556	3.44	31	29	1	6	1	0	191.0	188	76	73	19	27	1	65	1	0	0	777	102	3.74	1.126	8.9	0.9	1.3	3.1	2.41
1986	30	NYM-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.00	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.0	22	10	10	1	5	0	7	2	0	0				1.500	11.0	0.5	2.5	3.5	1.40	TID IL
1986	30	TOT	NL	7	5	.583	3.73	24	13	3	1	1	0	101.1	107	48	42	10	23	6	58	1	0	0	416	108	3.62	1.283	9.5	0.9	2.0	5.2	2.52
1986	30	NYM	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7		1.57	1.200	10.8	0.0	0.0	5.4
1986	30	CHC	NL	7	5	.583	3.79	23	13	3	1	1	0	99.2	105	48	42	10	23	6	57	1	0	0	409	106	3.65	1.284	9.5	0.9	2.1	5.1	2.48
1987	31	CHC	NL	2	9	.182	5.38	58	8	19	0	0	4	110.1	130	74	66	17	48	7	80	2	0	1	498	79	4.78	1.613	10.6	1.4	3.9	6.5	1.67
1988	32	SFG-min	AAA	0	1	.000	36.82	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	14	15	15	5	3	0	2	0	0	0				4.636	34.4	12.3	7.4	4.9	0.67	PHX PCL
8 Yrs				47	54	.465	4.00	248	119	49	8	2	8	940.1	1050	470	418	89	229	33	396	14	6	10	4003	93	3.90	1.360	10.0	0.9	2.2	3.8	1.73
162 Game Avg.				9	10	.465	4.00	46	22	9	1	0	1	174	195	87	77	16	42	6	73	3	1	2	742	93	3.90	1.360	10.0	0.9	2.2	3.8	1.73

NYM (7 yrs)				38	40	.487	3.82	167	98	27	7	1	4	730.1	815	348	310	62	158	20	259	11	6	9	3096	94	3.80	1.332	10.0	0.8	1.9	3.2	1.64
CHC (2 yrs)				9	14	.391	4.63	81	21	22	1	1	4	210.0	235	122	108	27	71	13	137	3	0	1	907	90	4.25	1.457	10.1	1.2	3.0	5.9	1.93

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