Lance Lynn

Q: When was Lance Lynn born?

Lance Lynn was born on May 12, 1987.

Q: Where was Lance Lynn born?

Lance Lynn was born in Indianapolis, IN .

Q: How tall is Lance Lynn?

Lance Lynn is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Lance Lynn weigh?

Lance Lynn weighs 280 lbs (127 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Lance Lynn played?

Lance Lynn is in his 13th season.

Q: When was Lance Lynn drafted?

Lance Lynn was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brownsburg HS (Brownsburg, IN) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (39th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Lance Lynn have?

Lance Lynn had 109 strikeouts last season and has 2,015 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Lance Lynn worth?

Lance Lynn made $10,000,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$11M (24) & 25 team option.

Q: How many teams has Lance Lynn played for?

Lance Lynn has played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: How many World Series has Lance Lynn won?

Lance Lynn has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-5, 280lb (196cm, 127kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: May 12, 1987 in Indianapolis, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brownsburg HS (Brownsburg, IN) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (39th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS).

High School: Brownsburg HS (Brownsburg, IN)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Debut: June 2, 2011 (Age 24-021d, 19,963rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$11M (24) & 25 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 12.119 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Headline Sports Group • Previously: Excel Sports Management

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Michael Lance Lynn

Nicknames: ML²

Twitter: @lancelynn31

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

30.0

143

ERA

3.84

3.74

364

340

117.1

2006.1

109

2015

WHIP

1.338

1.276

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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	GmSc	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-09-17	STL		PIT	W 3-1	GS-6, W	5	6.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	23	92	59	14	9	5	11	7	0	63	0.251	1.04	0.00%	0.00	2.074
2024-09-11	STL		CIN	W 2-1	GS-5	42	5.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	0	21	90	62	15	9	1	12	6	1	59	0.147	1.39	0.00%	0.04	1.528
2024-07-30	STL		TEX	W 8-1	GS-5, W	6	5.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	19	87	49	10	2	2	13	6	2	59	0.171	0.90	0.10%	0.90	1.567
2024-07-23	STL	@	PIT	W 2-1	GS-5	9	5.0	4	0	0	3	2	0	1	22	86	50	14	7	4	13	4	4	58	0.290	1.48	0.22%	1.84	2.539
2024-07-13	STL		CHC	W 11-3	GS-6, W	6	6.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	24	99	68	15	13	5	11	6	0	58	-0.031	0.23	-0.02%	0.26	1.080

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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
2008	21	STL-min	A-,A	1	1	.500	1.35	8	6	1	0	0	0	26.2	20	7	4	2	6	0	29	2	0	1	107			0.975	6.8	0.7	2.0	9.8	4.83	BAT,DAV NYPL,MIDW
2009	22	STL-min	AA,A+,AAA	11	4	.733	2.85	28	25	0	0	0	0	148.2	138	57	47	5	57	0	124	4	0	6	624			1.312	8.4	0.3	3.5	7.5	2.18	SPD,PLM,MEM TL,FLOR,PCL
2010	23	STL-min	AAA	13	10	.565	4.77	29	29	0	0	0	0	164.0	164	96	87	21	62	0	141	8	2	2	709			1.378	9.0	1.2	3.4	7.7	2.27	MEM PCL
2011	24	STL-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.84	12	12	0	0	0	0	75.0	79	33	32	2	25	0	64	2	0	2	317			1.387	9.5	0.2	3.0	7.7	2.56	MEM PCL
2011	24	STL	NL	1	1	.500	3.12	18	2	2	0	0	1	34.2	25	12	12	3	11	1	40	1	0	1	136	120	2.88	1.038	6.5	0.8	2.9	10.4	3.64
2012	25	STL	NL	18	7	.720	3.78	35	29	2	0	0	0	176.0	168	76	74	16	64	3	180	10	0	3	744	100	3.49	1.318	8.6	0.8	3.3	9.2	2.81	AS
2013	26	STL	NL	15	10	.600	3.97	33	33	0	0	0	0	201.2	189	92	89	14	76	0	198	11	0	6	856	94	3.28	1.314	8.4	0.6	3.4	8.8	2.61
2014	27	STL	NL	15	10	.600	2.74	33	33	0	2	1	0	203.2	185	72	62	13	72	1	181	7	0	7	866	133	3.35	1.262	8.2	0.6	3.2	8.0	2.51
2015	28	STL	NL	12	11	.522	3.03	31	31	0	0	0	0	175.1	172	66	59	13	68	5	167	5	0	2	751	129	3.44	1.369	8.8	0.7	3.5	8.6	2.46

2016	29	STL-min	A+,AA	0	0		1.35	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.2	7	3	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	28			1.050	9.5	0.0	0.0	9.5		PLM,SPD FLOR,TL
2017	30	STL	NL	11	8	.579	3.43	33	33	0	0	0	0	186.1	151	80	71	27	78	5	153	10	0	2	776	123	4.82	1.229	7.3	1.3	3.8	7.4	1.96
2018	31	TOT	AL	10	10	.500	4.77	31	29	0	0	0	0	156.2	163	87	83	14	76	3	161	6	0	5	700	89	3.84	1.526	9.4	0.8	4.4	9.2	2.12
2018	31	MIN	AL	7	8	.467	5.10	20	20	0	0	0	0	102.1	105	61	58	12	62	3	100	6	0	3	469	84	4.72	1.632	9.2	1.1	5.5	8.8	1.61
2018	31	NYY	AL	3	2	.600	4.14	11	9	0	0	0	0	54.1	58	26	25	2	14	0	61	0	0	2	231	102	2.17	1.325	9.6	0.3	2.3	10.1	4.36
2019	32	TEX	AL	16	11	.593	3.67	33	33	0	0	0	0	208.1	195	89	85	21	59	0	246	8	0	18	875	141	3.13	1.219	8.4	0.9	2.5	10.6	4.17	CYA-5
2020	33	TEX	AL	6	3	.667	3.32	13	13	0	1	0	0	*84.0*	64	34	31	13	25	0	89	6	0	2	*344*	135	4.19	1.060	6.9	1.4	2.7	9.5	3.56	CYA-6
2021	34	CHW	AL	11	6	.647	2.69	28	28	0	1	1	0	157.0	123	52	47	18	45	2	176	2	0	5	641	163	3.32	1.070	7.1	1.0	2.6	10.1	3.91	AS,CYA-3
2022	35	CHW-min	AAA	0	1	.000	9.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.0	15	10	10	2	2	0	8	1	0	0	46			1.700	13.5	1.8	1.8	7.2	4.00	CHR IL
2022	35	CHW	AL	8	7	.533	3.99	21	21	0	0	0	0	121.2	119	65	54	19	19	0	124	10	0	4	512	99	3.82	1.134	8.8	1.4	1.4	9.2	6.53
2023	36	TOT	MLB	13	11	.542	5.73	32	32	0	0	0	0	183.2	189	127	117	44	67	1	191	9	0	3	808	77	5.53	1.394	9.3	2.2	3.3	9.4	2.85
2023	36	CHW	AL	6	9	.400	6.47	21	21	0	0	0	0	119.2	130	94	86	28	45	1	144	7	0	3	535	68	5.19	1.462	9.8	2.1	3.4	10.8	3.20
2023	36	LAD	NL	7	2	.778	4.36	11	11	0	0	0	0	64.0	59	33	31	16	22	0	47	2	0	0	273	99	6.16	1.266	8.3	2.3	3.1	6.6	2.14
2024	37	STL-min	AAA	0	0		12.27	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	7	5	5	0	2	0	8	0	0	1	20			2.455	17.2	0.0	4.9	19.6	4.00	MEM IL
2024	37	STL	NL	7	4	.636	3.84	23	23	0	0	0	0	117.1	113	64	50	16	44	0	109	4	0	3	511	109	4.31	1.338	8.7	1.2	3.4	8.4	2.48
13 Yrs				143	99	.591	3.74	364	340	4	4	2	1	2006.1	1856	916	834	231	704	21	2015	89	0	61	8520	111	3.82	1.276	8.3	1.0	3.2	9.0	2.86
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.591	3.74	35	33	0	0	0	0	194	179	88	81	22	68	2	195	9	0	6	823	111	3.82	1.276	8.3	1.0	3.2	9.0	2.86
				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
STL (7 yrs)				79	51	.608	3.43	206	184	4	2	1	1	1095.0	1003	462	417	102	413	15	1028	48	0	24	4640	114	3.71	1.293	8.2	0.8	3.4	8.4	2.49
CHW (3 yrs)				25	22	.532	4.23	70	70	0	1	1	0	398.1	372	211	187	65	109	3	444	19	0	12	1688	101	4.03	1.208	8.4	1.5	2.5	10.0	4.07
TEX (2 yrs)				22	14	.611	3.57	46	46	0	1	0	0	292.1	259	123	116	34	84	0	335	14	0	20	1219	139	3.43	1.173	8.0	1.0	2.6	10.3	3.99
MIN (1 yr)				7	8	.467	5.10	20	20	0	0	0	0	102.1	105	61	58	12	62	3	100	6	0	3	469	84	4.72	1.632	9.2	1.1	5.5	8.8	1.61
LAD (1 yr)				7	2	.778	4.36	11	11	0	0	0	0	64.0	59	33	31	16	22	0	47	2	0	0	273	99	6.16	1.266	8.3	2.3	3.1	6.6	2.14
NYY (1 yr)				3	2	.600	4.14	11	9	0	0	0	0	54.1	58	26	25	2	14	0	61	0	0	2	231	102	2.17	1.325	9.6	0.3	2.3	10.1	4.36

AL (6 yrs)				57	46	.553	4.10	147	145	0	2	1	0	847.1	794	421	386	113	269	6	940	39	0	37	3607	110	3.79	1.255	8.4	1.2	2.9	10.0	3.49
NL (8 yrs)				86	53	.619	3.48	217	195	4	2	1	1	1159.0	1062	495	448	118	435	15	1075	50	0	24	4913	113	3.85	1.292	8.2	0.9	3.4	8.3	2.47

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lance Lynn?

Lance Lynn is 37 years old.

When was Lance Lynn born?

Lance Lynn was born on May 12, 1987.

Where was Lance Lynn born?

Lance Lynn was born in Indianapolis, IN.

How tall is Lance Lynn?

Lance Lynn is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much does Lance Lynn weigh?

Lance Lynn weighs 280 lbs (127 kg).

How many seasons has Lance Lynn played?

Lance Lynn is in his 13th season.

When was Lance Lynn drafted?

Lance Lynn was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brownsburg HS (Brownsburg, IN) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (39th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS).

What position does Lance Lynn play?

Lance Lynn is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Lance Lynn have?

Lance Lynn had 109 strikeouts last season and has 2,015 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Lance Lynn worth?

Lance Lynn made $10,000,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$11M (24) & 25 team option.

How many teams has Lance Lynn played for?

Lance Lynn has played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Lance Lynn won?

Lance Lynn has won 1 World Series.

What is Lance Lynn's Twitter account?

Lance Lynn is on Twitter at lancelynn31.

What are Lance Lynn's nicknames?

ML² is a nickname for Lance Lynn.

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