1987
Born May 12, 1987
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Lance Lynn Notable
b. May 12, 1987 · St. Louis Cardinals 2011–2015, 2017, 2024, Minnesota Twins 2018, New York Yankees 2018, Texas Rangers 2019–2020, Chicago White Sox 2021–2023, Los Angeles Dodgers 2023
Lance Lynn's 2,015 strikeouts are tied for the 85th most anyone has.
He played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2024.
He went 143 and 99 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 2,006 innings in 364 games. He struck out 2,015 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 364 games he batted .085, with 24 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2012 and 2021.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on May 12, 1987. He batted both ways and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2012, 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | STL | 35 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | .060 |
| 2013 | STL | 33 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .074 |
| 2014 | STL | 33 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | .067 |
| 2015 | STL | 31 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .160 |
| 2017 | STL | 33 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .074 |
| 2018 | MIN/NYY | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | TEX | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | TEX | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | CHW | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 2022 | CHW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | STL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 364 | 283 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 159 | 0 | .085 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34.2 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 3.12 |
| 2012 | STL | 18 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 176.0 | 168 | 74 | 64 | 180 | 3.78 |
| 2013 | STL | 15 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.2 | 189 | 89 | 76 | 198 | 3.97 |
| 2014 | STL | 15 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 203.2 | 185 | 62 | 72 | 181 | 2.74 |
| 2015 | STL | 12 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 175.1 | 172 | 59 | 68 | 167 | 3.03 |
| 2017 | STL | 11 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 186.1 | 151 | 71 | 78 | 153 | 3.43 |
| 2018 | MIN/NYY | 10 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 156.2 | 163 | 83 | 76 | 161 | 4.77 |
| 2019 | TEX | 16 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.1 | 195 | 85 | 59 | 246 | 3.67 |
| 2020 | TEX | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 84.0 | 64 | 31 | 25 | 89 | 3.32 |
| 2021 | CHW | 11 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 157.0 | 123 | 47 | 45 | 176 | 2.69 |
| 2022 | CHW | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 121.2 | 119 | 54 | 19 | 124 | 3.99 |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 13 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 183.2 | 189 | 117 | 67 | 191 | 5.73 |
| 2024 | STL | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 117.1 | 113 | 50 | 44 | 109 | 3.84 |
| Career | — | 143 | 99 | 364 | 340 | 1 | 2006.1 | 1856 | 834 | 704 | 2015 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Lance Lynn
Lance Lynn made a major-league debut on June 2, 2011.