Lance Lynn

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-5, 270lb (196cm, 122kg)

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)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 2 yrs/$38M (22-23) & 24 team option

Service Time (01/2023): 11.119 • Free Agent: 2024

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

2023

Career

WAR

-0.9

29.7

127

ERA

6.55

3.64

321

297

67.1

1772.2

1791

WHIP

1.515

1.269

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2008	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	STL	1	1	.500	1.35	2.36	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
2008	21	-0.7	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	STL	0	1	.000	2.25	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	2	2	2	2	0	7	1	0	0	34	1.250	9.0	2.3	2.3	7.9	3.50
2008	21	-0.4	Batavia	NYPL	A-	STL	1	0	1.000	0.96	2.41	6	4	1	0	0	0	18.2	12	5	2	0	4	0	22	1	0	1	73	0.857	5.8	0.0	1.9	10.6	5.50
2009	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	STL	11	4	.733	2.85	3.45	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
2009	22	-5.0	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	0	0		2.70	2.70	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	5	2	2	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	28	1.200	6.8	0.0	4.1	12.2	3.00
2009	22	-2.0	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	11	4	.733	2.92	3.63	22	22	0	0	0	0	126.1	117	51	41	5	51	0	98	4	0	5	532	1.330	8.3	0.4	3.6	7.0	1.92
2009	22	-0.9	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	0	0		2.30	2.30	5	2	0	0	0	0	15.2	16	4	4	0	3	0	17	0	0	0	64	1.213	9.2	0.0	1.7	9.8	5.67
2010	23	-3.7	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	13	10	.565	4.77	5.27	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
2011	24	-3.1	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	7	3	.700	3.84	3.96	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
2011	24	-4.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	1	.500	3.12	3.12	18	2	2	0	0	1	34.2	25	12	12	3	11	1	40	1	0	1	136	1.038	6.5	0.8	2.9	10.4	3.64
2012	25	-3.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	18	7	.720	3.78	3.89	35	29	2	0	0	0	176.0	168	76	74	16	64	3	180	10	0	3	744	1.318	8.6	0.8	3.3	9.2	2.81
2013	26	-2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	10	.600	3.97	4.11	33	33	0	0	0	0	201.2	189	92	89	14	76	0	198	11	0	6	856	1.314	8.4	0.6	3.4	8.8	2.61
2014	27	-1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	10	.600	2.74	3.18	33	33	0	2	1	0	203.2	185	72	62	13	72	1	181	7	0	7	866	1.262	8.2	0.6	3.2	8.0	2.51
2015	28	-0.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	12	11	.522	3.03	3.39	31	31	0	0	0	0	175.1	172	66	59	13	68	5	167	5	0	2	751	1.369	8.8	0.7	3.5	8.6	2.46
2016	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	STL	0	0		1.35	4.05	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
2016	29	4.6	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	12	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2016	29	5.9	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	0	0		2.45	7.36	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	16	1.091	9.8	0.0	0.0	9.8
2017	30	1.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	8	.579	3.43	3.86	33	33	0	0	0	0	186.1	151	80	71	27	78	5	153	10	0	2	776	1.229	7.3	1.3	3.8	7.4	1.96
2018	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIN-NYY	10	10	.500	4.77	5.00	31	29	0	0	0	0	156.2	163	87	83	14	76	3	161	6	0	5	700	1.526	9.4	0.8	4.4	9.2	2.12
2018	31	2.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	7	8	.467	5.10	5.36	20	20	0	0	0	0	102.1	105	61	58	12	62	3	100	6	0	3	469	1.632	9.2	1.1	5.5	8.8	1.61
2018	31	2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	2	.600	4.14	4.31	11	9	0	0	0	0	54.1	58	26	25	2	14	0	61	0	0	2	231	1.325	9.6	0.3	2.3	10.1	4.36
2019	32	3.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	16	11	.593	3.67	3.84	33	33	0	0	0	0	208.1	195	89	85	21	59	0	246	8	0	18	875	1.219	8.4	0.9	2.5	10.6	4.17
2020	33	4.8	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	6	3	.667	3.32	3.64	13	13	0	1	0	0	84.0	64	34	31	13	25	0	89	6	0	2	344	1.060	6.9	1.4	2.7	9.5	3.56
2021	34	5.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	6	.647	2.69	2.98	28	28	0	1	1	0	157.0	123	52	47	18	45	2	176	2	0	5	641	1.070	7.1	1.0	2.6	10.1	3.91
2022	35	8.0	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	0	1	.000	9.00	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
2022	35	6.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	7	.533	3.99	4.81	21	21	0	0	0	0	121.2	119	65	54	19	19	0	124	10	0	4	512	1.134	8.8	1.4	1.4	9.2	6.53
2023	36	7.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	6	.400	6.55	7.08	12	12	0	0	0	0	67.1	76	53	49	15	26	0	76	4	0	1	303	1.515	10.2	2.0	3.5	10.2	2.92
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		127	90	.585	3.64	3.95	321	297	4	4	2	1	1772.2	1630	778	716	186	619	20	1791	80	0	56	7504	1.269	8.3	0.9	3.1	9.1	2.89
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		32	19	.627	3.78	4.30	83	78	1	0	0	0	431.0	423	206	181	32	152	0	373	18	2	11	1831	1.334	8.8	0.7	3.2	7.8	2.45
All Levels (16 Seasons)							159	109	.593	3.66	4.02	404	375	5	4	2	1	2203.2	2053	984	897	218	771	20	2164	98	2	67	9335	1.282	8.4	0.9	3.1	8.8	2.81

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		20	14	.588	4.61	4.96	45	45	0	0	0	0	255.2	263	141	131	25	92	0	222	11	2	5	1100	1.389	9.3	0.9	3.2	7.8	2.41
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	4	.733	2.85	3.55	23	23	0	0	0	0	129.1	120	51	41	5	51	0	101	5	0	5	544	1.322	8.4	0.3	3.5	7.0	1.98
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		0	0		2.33	3.26	7	4	0	0	0	0	19.1	20	7	5	0	3	0	21	0	0	0	80	1.190	9.3	0.0	1.4	9.8	7.00
A (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	2.25	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	2	2	2	2	0	7	1	0	0	34	1.250	9.0	2.3	2.3	7.9	3.50
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.96	2.41	6	4	1	0	0	0	18.2	12	5	2	0	4	0	22	1	0	1	73	0.857	5.8	0.0	1.9	10.6	5.50