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Fred
Lynn		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 3, 1952 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976    1982    1984    1986   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 22 BSN NL     7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7
1975 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 7 6 7 8 7 6 7 6 6 7 7
1976 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
1977 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
1978 26 BSN NL $ 3,028,571   8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
1979 27 BSN NL $ 4,178,571   8 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
1980 28 BSN NL $ 4,178,571   8 8 8 8 9 9 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
1981 29 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
1982 30 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   9 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
1983 31 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 5
1984 32 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   8 8 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 5
1985 33 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   8 8 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 5
1986 34 MIL NL $ 25,100,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 5
1987 35 MIL NL     6 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 25,100,000   9 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 22 AAA   137 549 98 183 34 4 38 118 5 8 77 79 .333 .415 .617 1.033 126.2  
1975 23 BSN NL 152 555 71 165 40 2 17 64 0 1 45 67 .297 .350 .468 .819 87.2 19.2
1976 24 BSN NL 153 617 112 172 43 5 23 103 2 0 55 89 .279 .336 .476 .813 95.1 19.6
1977 25 BSN NL 156 557 74 137 31 6 14 81 0 2 71 71 .246 .329 .399 .728 73.4 11.1
1978 26 BSN NL 153 575 78 169 32 7 16 92 3 0 69 61 .294 .368 .457 .825 91.5 21.4
1979 27 BSN NL 152 553 67 148 30 2 12 70 0 0 57 70 .268 .334 .394 .729 72.9 14.6
1980 28 BSN NL 153 573 89 172 34 0 24 81 0 0 51 80 .300 .360 .485 .845 92.5 21.1
1981 29 MIL NL 150 585 91 160 35 0 30 102 0 0 62 64 .274 .339 .487 .827 92.6 25.3
1982 30 MIL NL 154 586 109 175 38 1 35 118 2 0 67 78 .299 .372 .546 .918 112.0 30.0
1983 31 MIL NL 45 171 29 47 14 1 8 24 1 0 14 22 .275 .328 .509 .837 26.0 6.0
1984 32 MIL NL 154 595 76 144 38 2 26 95 9 0 67 120 .242 .318 .444 .762 86.2 17.9
1985 33 MIL NL 152 580 85 161 35 3 22 108 5 0 73 110 .278 .357 .462 .819 97.3 27.2
1986 34 MIL NL 153 579 96 179 41 4 36 113 7 1 69 112 .309 .380 .580 .960 114.5 27.9
1987 35 MIL NL 156 586 81 143 29 5 19 74 0 0 54 119 .244 .308 .408 .716 71.0 10.9
13 Years Sim 1883 7112 1058 1972 440 38 282 1125 29 4 754 1063 .277 .346 .469 .814 1112.3 252.0
1 Years AAA 137 549 98 183 34 4 38 118 5 8 77 79 .333 .415 .617 1.033 126.2  
162 Game Average 611 91 169 37 3 24 96 2 0 64 91 .277 .346 .469 .814 95.7  
Career Highs 156 617 112 179 43 7 36 118 9 2 73 120 .309 .380 .580 .960 114.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5180 787 1481 318 30 215 821 25 2 579 710 .286 .357 .483 .840 874.4
vs LH   1932 271 491 122 8 67 304 4 2 175 353 .254 .315 .430 .744 260.9
Home 934 3416 492 953 209 17 133 545 17 2 364 515 .279 .348 .467 .815 546.4
Away 949 3696 566 1019 231 21 149 580 12 2 390 548 .276 .344 .471 .814 588.8
RISP   1803 0 494 128 5 68 783 0 0 258 283 .274 .354 .464 .818 303.8
Pinch Hitting   76 11 25 7 0 1 9 0 0 10 13 .329 .407 .461 .868 13.5
Close/Late   831 121 226 48 8 24 118 0 0 121 114 .272 .363 .436 .799 133.5
Mar/Apr 313 1182 158 314 71 5 44 176 9 2 105 177 .266 .326 .446 .772 170.0
May 340 1318 201 360 93 12 46 205 4 1 143 186 .273 .342 .467 .809 207.2
June 306 1163 162 332 66 5 41 186 4 0 121 176 .285 .353 .457 .809 183.8
July 293 1100 157 293 62 4 46 171 4 1 122 158 .266 .338 .455 .794 169.9
August 321 1171 162 317 69 7 43 176 3 0 138 193 .271 .346 .452 .798 183.4
Sep/Oct 310 1178 218 356 79 5 62 211 5 0 125 173 .302 .369 .536 .904 220.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1975 23 BSN NL CF 150 143 1275.0 319 6 1 2 .997 2.29   4.3
1976 24 BSN NL CF 152 145 1321.3 331 5 0 2 1.000 2.29   5.1
1977 25 BSN NL CF 127 119 1075.0 243 3 1 3 .996 2.06   3.4
1978 26 BSN NL CF 124 118 1068.0 253 4 1 3 .996 2.17   2.8
1979 27 BSN NL CF 117 111 976.7 274 5 2 3 .993 2.57   2.3
1980 28 BSN NL CF 152 148 1314.7 302 4 0 2 1.000 2.09   5.1
1981 29 MIL NL CF 149 149 1319.7 372 6 1 0 .997 2.58   3.6
    RF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1982 30 MIL NL CF 49 39 370.7 107 2 0 1 1.000 2.65   1.6
1983 31 MIL NL CF 45 42 375.3 95 2 0 1 1.000 2.33   1.9
1984 32 MIL NL CF 151 150 1368.7 326 9 4 3 .988 2.20   6.3
1985 33 MIL NL CF 150 147 1331.0 296 7 0 0 1.000 2.05   4.3
1986 34 MIL NL CF 150 143 1297.3 282 16 1 3 .997 2.07   3.9
1987 35 MIL NL CF 154 145 1317.7 348 9 2 2 .994 2.44   4.7
  CF 1670 1599 14411.0 3548 78 13 25 .996 2.26   49.2
  RF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
Career Totals   1671 1600 14419.0 3549 78 13 25 .996 2.26   49.2
Career Highs   154 150 1368.7 373 16 4 3 1.000 2.65    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 23 BSN NL 5 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255
1976 24 BSN NL 12 45 9 15 4 1 0 6 0 1 9 6 .333 .436 .467 .903
1978 26 BSN NL 5 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 .294 .429 .353 .782
1980 28 BSN NL 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 .300 .222 .522
1982 30 MIL NL 10 38 2 11 5 0 1 15 0 0 4 6 .289 .356 .500 .856
1984 32 MIL NL 7 30 0 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .233 .273 .333 .606
Career Post-Season Batting 44 167 13 44 13 1 1 29 0 2 21 26 .263 .345 .371 .717
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1980-9-.300
1986-6-.309
 On-Base Pct
1982-10-.372
1986-4-.380
 Slugging Pct
1976-10-.476
1980-8-.485
1981-6-.487
1982-1-.546
1986-2-.580
 OPS
1982-3-.918
1986-2-.960
 XR
1976-8-95.1
1978-8-91.5
1980-8-92.5
1982-2-112.0
1985-8-97.3
1986-2-114.5
 Games
1977-5-156
1987-2-156
At-Bats
1976-2-617
 Runs
1976-2-112
1981-7-91
1982-5-109
1986-3-96
 Hits
1976-10-172
1980-8-172
1986-4-179
 Total Bases
1976-4-294
1978-10-263
1980-3-278
1981-4-285
1982-1-320
1984-8-264
1985-9-268
1986-2-336
 Doubles
1975-4-40
1976-1-43
1980-6-34
1981-9-35
1984-8-38
1986-4-41
 Triples
1976-5-5
1977-7-6
1978-3-7
Homeruns
1976-10-23
1981-4-30
1982-1-35
1984-6-26
1986-1-36
 RBIs
1976-6-103
1978-10-92
1981-6-102
1982-3-118
1984-7-95
1985-4-108
1986-1-113
 Strikeouts
1984-6-120
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 110    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jackie Jensen (950)
  2. Roy Sievers (926)
  3. Wally Post (919)
  4. Ellis Valentine (913)
  5. Bob Nieman (911)
  6. Dwight Evans (910)
  7. Jim Rice (908)
  8. Richie Zisk (905)
  9. Earl Robinson (903)
  10. Norm Siebern (902)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1974
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1975, off Charlie Hough (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1975, off Terry Forster (TOR)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1975, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1975, hitting .363 with 10 HR, 23 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,028,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/1980, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/15/1981 to a 7-year deal worth $25,100,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1981, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1981, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Won Silver Slugger in 1982, hitting .299 with 35 HR, 118 RBI
Injured on 5/23/1983 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for full season
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1984, hitting .282 with 8 HR, 23 RBI
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Seattle on 6/30/1986
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1986, hitting .343 with 9 HR, 20 RBI
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 4/3/1987
Released by Milwaukee on 10/31/1987
 
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