Ed Lynch
1980–1987 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
248G
.114AVG
.153OBP
.122SLG
More career statistics
27H
0HR
6RBI
0SB
47–54W–L
940.1IP
396K
4.00ERA
119GS
8SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 280 | 237 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .114 | .153 | .122 | .275 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 940.3 | 248 | 119 | 8 | 47 | 54 | 8 | 1,050 | 470 | 418 | 89 | 229 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.360 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1980-09-13 to 1980-09-19
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1985-05-03 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1981-05-18 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1982-08-20 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 119 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 56 | .116 | .143 | .134 |
| Away | 129 | 147 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 56 | .112 | .129 | .112 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .190 | .211 |
| May | 42 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .095 | .137 | .119 |
| June | 41 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .091 | .122 | .091 |
| July | 37 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .108 | .133 | .135 |
| August | 44 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | .133 | .130 | .133 |
| September | 48 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .093 | .125 | .093 |
| October | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .083 | .111 | .083 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .182 | .233 |
| montreal-expos | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .056 | .000 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 26 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .115 | .148 | .115 |
| san-francisco-giants | 23 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .120 | .179 | .120 |
| chicago-cubs | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .143 | .161 | .143 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .056 | .091 | .056 |
| houston-astros | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .095 | .080 | .095 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  New York Mets | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 19 | 9 |
| 1981 | New York Mets | 17 | 21 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 80 | 27 |
| 1982 | New York Mets | 43 | 33 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 139 | 51 |
| 1983 | New York Mets | 30 | 52 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .154 | 174 | 44 |
| 1984 | New York Mets | 40 | 27 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .222 | 124 | 62 |
| 1985 | New York Mets | 31 | 52 | 4 | – | – | – | .077 | 191 | 65 |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs, New York Mets | 24 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | .033 | 101 | 58 |
| 1987 |  Chicago Cubs | 58 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | .188 | 110 | 80 |