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Jack Lynch

Full Name: John H. Lynch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 185lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: February 5, 1857 in New York, NY

Died: April 20, 1923 in Bronx, NY

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1881–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.2
4.5
W
6
27
L
6
28
ERA
4.39
3.22
G
23
81
GS
11
67
SV
1
1
IP
82.0
477.3
SO
10
88
WHIP
1.610
1.272

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 CHC NL 21 22 2.98 585692 0 395.3 423241131 52 78 1.20 4.7
1886 CHC NL 6 6 4.39 231100 1 82.0 1016140 31 10 1.61 -0.2
Career— 27283.22 81679 21 477.3524302 1718388 1.27 4.5
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528CHCNL 58132121 1820 420 900 104 .165.235.231.466 3728 1 P
188629CHCNL 233025 56 200 100 23 .240.296.320.616 838 00300 P
2 Yrs 811621462326 6201000 127.178.245.247.492 463601 300
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188528CHCNL132 -10.1-0.69.5-1.2-0.14.53.30.30.30.8 P
188629CHCNL30 -0.60.00.3-0.2-0.00.90.70.10.10.0 P
2 Yrs162 -10.7-0.69.8-1.4-0.15.44.00.30.30.9
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188528CHCNL132 .171.0660.03.07.6 4.530.0
188629CHCNL30 .273.0800.010.06.7 6.733.3 0.9047.4 2.902.7 .26745.40.0
2 Yrs162 .187.0680.04.37.4 4.930.80.9047.4 0.542.70.0
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home811912 100100 11.222.300.333.633.250
1886Away15191644 100000 12.250.294.312.607.286
1886vs LH Starter48802 100000 02.250.250.375.625.333
1886vs RH Starter7191704 100000 21.235.316.294.610.250
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528CHCNL58565858 58
188629CHCNL23112322 22
2 Yrs81678180 80
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188528 CHC NLP580395.3 48142591 .813.8890.891.01 0.6709 12675 1
188629 CHC NLP22082.0 53110 .800.9090.440.95 0.1800 175 0
CareerP800477.3 531726101 .8110.81 0.5409 14380 1
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

  • 1885 NL  4.7 (10th)

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 NL  2.98 (5th)

WHIP

  • 1885 NL  1.202 (4th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 NL  395.1 (10th)

Complete Games

Shutouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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