Lynn McGlothen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 27, 1950 in Monroe, LA us

Died: August 14, 1984 in Dubach, LA

Buried: Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincoln Parish, LA

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grambling HS (Simsboro, LA).

High School: Grambling HS (Simsboro, LA)

School: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)

Debut: June 25, 1972 (Age 22-090d, 13,245th in major league history)
vs. MIL 7.1 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 19, 1982 (Age 32-176d)
vs. MIL 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Lynn Everett McGlothen

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.3

ERA

3.98

318

201

1497.2

939

WHIP

1.419

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1968	18	BOS-min	A	3	2	.600	3.33	17	6		0	0		46.0	45	20	17	1	36	0	34	0	0	8				1.761	8.8	0.2	7.0	6.7	0.94	WLO MIDW
1969	19	BOS-min	A,WRk	16	9	.640	3.97	36	29		6	3	1	195.0	175	101	86	4	119	0	166	14	0	11				1.508	8.1	0.2	5.5	7.7	1.40	WHV,RSX FLOR,FLIS
1970	20	BOS-min	A	15	7	.682	2.24	31	29		16	5	1	229.0	166	63	57	8	91	6	202	7	0	8				1.122	6.5	0.3	3.6	7.9	2.22	WSM CARL
1971	21	BOS-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.72	27	27		13	1	0	179.0	162	89	74	13	98	4	151	5	0	8				1.453	8.1	0.7	4.9	7.6	1.54	LOU IL
1972	22	BOS-min	AAA	9	2	.818	1.92	14	13		8	4	0	108.0	69	24	23	5	39	1	88	1	0	0				1.000	5.8	0.4	3.3	7.3	2.26	LOU IL
1972	22	BOS	AL	8	7	.533	3.41	22	22	0	4	1	0	145.0	135	66	55	9	59	1	112	7	0	4	620	95	3.03	1.338	8.4	0.6	3.7	7.0	1.90
1973	23	BOS-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.91	9	8		5	0	1	53.0	56	26	23	4	18	1	39	2	0	1				1.396	9.5	0.7	3.1	6.6	2.17	PAW IL
1973	23	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	8.22	6	3	1	0	0	0	23.0	39	23	21	6	8	0	16	1	0	0	114	50	5.74	2.043	15.3	2.3	3.1	6.3	2.00
1974	24	STL	NL	16	12	.571	2.69	31	31	0	8	3	0	237.1	212	80	71	12	89	14	142	2	0	6	988	134	3.19	1.268	8.0	0.5	3.4	5.4	1.60	AS,CYA-9,MVP-21
1975	25	STL	NL	15	13	.536	3.92	35	34	0	9	2	0	239.0	231	110	104	21	97	11	146	4	1	5	1028	97	3.78	1.372	8.7	0.8	3.7	5.5	1.51
1976	26	STL	NL	13	15	.464	3.91	33	32	0	10	4	0	205.0	209	96	89	10	68	6	106	4	1	1	868	91	3.29	1.351	9.2	0.4	3.0	4.7	1.56
1977	27	SFG	NL	2	9	.182	5.63	21	15	3	2	0	0	80.0	94	62	50	9	52	4	42	1	0	3	373	70	5.14	1.825	10.6	1.0	5.9	4.7	0.81
1978	28	TOT	NL	5	3	.625	3.30	54	2	14	0	0	0	92.2	92	42	34	7	43	5	69	0	0	2	399	120	3.47	1.457	8.9	0.7	4.2	6.7	1.60
1978	28	SFG	NL	0	0		4.97	5	1	0	0	0	0	12.2	15	9	7	0	4	0	9	0	0	2	56	72	2.11	1.500	10.7	0.0	2.8	6.4	2.25
1978	28	CHC	NL	5	3	.625	3.04	49	1	14	0	0	0	80.0	77	33	27	7	39	5	60	0	0	0	343	133	3.69	1.450	8.7	0.8	4.4	6.8	1.54
1979	29	CHC	NL	13	14	.481	4.12	42	29	6	6	1	2	212.0	236	103	97	27	55	8	147	3	1	1	906	101	3.82	1.373	10.0	1.1	2.3	6.2	2.67
1980	30	CHC	NL	12	14	.462	4.79	39	27	3	2	2	0	182.1	211	105	97	24	64	7	119	1	0	4	804	82	4.23	1.508	10.4	1.2	3.2	5.9	1.86
1981	31	TOT	MLB	1	4	.200	4.60	31	6	9	0	0	0	76.1	85	42	39	1	35	7	38	2	0	1	342	80	3.23	1.572	10.0	0.1	4.1	4.5	1.09
1981	31	CHC	NL	1	4	.200	4.77	20	6	5	0	0	0	54.2	71	32	29	1	28	4	26	1	0	1	259	78	3.48	1.811	11.7	0.2	4.6	4.3	0.93
1981	31	CHW	AL	0	0		4.15	11	0	4	0	0	0	21.2	14	10	10	0	7	3	12	1	0	0	83	87	2.60	0.969	5.8	0.0	2.9	5.0	1.71
1982	32	NYY-min	AAA	7	2	.778	3.98	22	7	12	1	0	0	63.1	57	29	28	5	29	2	42	1	1	2				1.358	8.1	0.7	4.1	6.0	1.45	CLB IL
1982	32	NYY	AL	0	0		10.80	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	6	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	40	5.72	2.200	16.2	1.8	3.6	3.6	1.00
11 Yrs				86	93	.480	3.98	318	201	37	41	13	2	1497.2	1553	735	663	127	572	63	939	25	3	27	6468	94	3.67	1.419	9.3	0.8	3.4	5.6	1.64
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.480	3.98	42	26	5	5	2	0	196	203	96	87	17	75	8	123	3	0	4	847	94	3.67	1.419	9.3	0.8	3.4	5.6	1.64

CHC (4 yrs)				31	35	.470	4.25	150	63	28	8	3	2	529.0	595	273	250	59	186	24	352	5	1	6	2312	95	3.91	1.476	10.1	1.0	3.2	6.0	1.89
STL (3 yrs)				44	40	.524	3.49	99	97	0	27	9	0	681.1	652	286	264	43	254	31	394	10	2	12	2884	105	3.42	1.330	8.6	0.6	3.4	5.2	1.55
SFG (2 yrs)				2	9	.182	5.54	26	16	3	2	0	0	92.2	109	71	57	9	56	4	51	1	0	5	429	70	4.73	1.781	10.6	0.9	5.4	5.0	0.91
BOS (2 yrs)				9	9	.500	4.07	28	25	1	4	1	0	168.0	174	89	76	15	67	1	128	8	0	4	734	82	3.40	1.435	9.3	0.8	3.6	6.9	1.91
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		10.80	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	6	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	40	5.72	2.200	16.2	1.8	3.6	3.6	1.00
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		4.15	11	0	4	0	0	0	21.2	14	10	10	0	7	3	12	1	0	0	83	87	2.60	0.969	5.8	0.0	2.9	5.0	1.71

NL (8 yrs)				77	84	.478	3.94	275	176	31	37	12	2	1303.0	1356	630	571	111	496	59	797	16	3	23	5625	97	3.71	1.421	9.4	0.8	3.4	5.5	1.61
AL (4 yrs)				9	9	.500	4.25	43	25	6	4	1	0	194.2	197	105	92	16	76	4	142	9	0	4	843	80	3.37	1.402	9.1	0.7	3.5	6.6	1.87

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