How Ed Lynch's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ed Lynch totaled 119 career Starts, above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Starts season came in 1985, posting 29, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 29 in 1985 to 13 in 1986 and 8 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 29 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Ed Lynch Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.14.8847.98
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Ed Lynch Starts Per Season

Ed Lynch's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Lynch Starts per season line chart

Ed Lynch Starts by Team

Ed Lynch's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Lynch career Starts by team bar chart

Ed Lynch Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Lynch's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Lynch Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Lynch Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Lynch's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Lynch Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Lynch Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Lynch's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ed Lynch Starts season-by-season breakdown table