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Daniel Lynch IV

#41 - Starting Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws Left / Left
Date of Birth 11/17/1996 (29)
Height, Weight 6'6", 200 lb
Hometown Richmond, VA

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
W-L IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
4-4 58.1 2.93 1.03 18.3% 7.2%
124th 6
W
169th 101.0
IP
25th 4.33
ERA
16th 1.30
WHIP
142nd 21.6%
K%
65th 8.5%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
94.3 12.1% 28.5% 49.4% 4.7% 4.98 2.96
83rd 94.3
FB MPH
80th 11.6%
SwStr%
60th 27.7%
CSW%
114th 50.1%
Str-ICR
88th 4.9%
MTK%
94th 4.97
PLV
43rd 3.29
PLA

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Daniel Lynch IV Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2021 KC 15 15 68.0 4-6 3 5.69 1.63 5.85 4.82 5.12 4.20 17.7% 10.0% 10.6 1.19 .336 17.6% 67.4% 43.4% 44.3% 12.3% 25.9% 0.39 4.97
2022 KC 27 27 131.2 4-13 3 5.13 1.57 5.58 4.64 4.13 3.64 20.3% 8.7% 10.6 1.44 .337 23.3% 72.8% 42.3% 45.5% 12.7% 26.1% 0.44 5.03
2023 KC 9 9 52.1 3-4 4 4.64 1.26 4.66 5.17 5.28 3.16 15.2% 7.2% 8.6 1.55 .252 18.8% 69.9% 39.5% 40.4% 12.0% 26.2% 0.36 5.08
2024 KC 16 3 43.1 2-0 0 3.32 0.99 4.21 4.42 3.99 3.22 22.3% 8.6% 6.0 1.25 .207 24.0% 77.7% 34.2% 44.4% 13.2% 31.2% 0.55 4.91
2025 KC 57 2 67.2 6-2 0 3.06 1.36 4.40 4.77 4.97 3.25 15.7% 9.1% 8.8 1.06 .286 16.7% 85.3% 34.0% 51.7% 9.5% 28.6% 0.43 4.98
2026 KC 50 4 58.1 4-4 0 2.93 1.03 3.84 3.48 4.57 2.96 18.3% 7.2% 6.6 0.62 .231 8.3% 69.1% 34.1% 46.5% 12.1% 28.5% 0.43 4.98
SP MLB Percentile 100 0 15 27-67 0 87 91 65 80 27 78 29 66 91 94 96 98 28 88 73 59 69 30 50
SP MLB AVG 20 18 101.0 6-6 6 4.33 1.30 4.38 4.28 4.21 3.29 21.6% 8.5% 8.5 1.25 .287 19.0% 72.7% 38.5% 42.9% 11.6% 27.7% 0.47 4.97
Career 174 60 421.1 23-29 10 4.34 1.37 4.94 4.57 4.61 3.47 18.5% 8.6% 9.0 1.22 .292 18.4% 73.5% 39.0% 45.6% 12.0% 27.2% 0.43 5.00

Daniel Lynch IV Repertoire

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Daniel Lynch IV Game Log

Daniel Lynch IV Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2021 KC 15 15 68.0 4-6 3 0 0 1,257 770 487 311 80 54 15 2 9 55 31 4 4
2022 KC 27 27 131.2 4-13 3 0 0 2,435 1,540 895 600 155 109 24 1 21 122 52 5 7
2023 KC 9 9 52.1 3-4 4 0 0 808 509 299 223 50 32 8 1 9 34 16 1 1
2024 KC 16 3 43.1 2-0 0 1 0 631 408 223 175 29 17 6 0 6 39 15 4 0
2025 KC 57 2 67.2 6-2 0 1 7 1,079 669 410 286 65 46 11 0 8 45 26 6 1
2026 KC 50 4 58.1 4-4 0 1 13 853 539 314 235 43 26 12 1 4 43 17 2 1
SP MLB Percentile 100 0 15 27-67 0 89 100 12 12 88 13 91 90 71 41 94 10 92 67 65
SP MLB AVG 20 18 101.0 6-6 6 0 0 1,661 1,063 598 428 94 61 18 1 14 94 35 4 3
Career 174 60 421.1 23-29 10 3 20 7,063 4,435 2,628 1,830 422 284 76 5 57 338 157 22 14

Daniel Lynch IV Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2021 KC 17.7% 10.0% .295 .465 .836 .360 .336 .364 .287 .370 .311 .409 90.3 91.7 14.3 5.85
2022 KC 20.3% 8.7% .290 .456 .811 .352 .337 .370 .289 .370 .327 .435 90.7 90.9 12.3 5.58
2023 KC 15.2% 7.2% .245 .426 .726 .312 .252 .291 .249 .331 .240 .360 87.5 91.7 17.8 4.66
2024 KC 22.3% 8.6% .188 .344 .618 .274 .207 .248 .217 .320 .227 .366 90.2 92.1 11.5 4.21
2025 KC 15.7% 9.1% .259 .398 .740 .326 .286 .314 .253 .332 .277 .347 87.8 91.8 9.4 4.40
2026 KC 18.3% 7.2% .200 .321 .585 .261 .231 .249 .245 .310 .281 .345 88.0 87.9 12.1 3.84
SP MLB Percentile 29 66 92 92 94 95 96 98 52 65 55 79 62 82 69 65
SP MLB AVG 21.6% 8.5% .246 .410 .726 .319 .287 .321 .246 .325 .285 .374 88.5 89.9 14.0 4.38
Career 18.5% 8.6% .259 .417 .746 .328 .292 .323 .266 .350 .290 .393 89.4 90.9 12.8 4.94

Daniel Lynch IV Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2021 KC41.1% (93.8)11.2% (93.2)-29.8% (84.9)-1.7% (77.2)16.3% (84.7)-- 52.3% 47.7%
2022 KC43.0% (94.0)3.1% (93.3)-30.3% (85.9)-5.0% (81.1)18.2% (84.8)-- 46.1% 53.4%
2023 KC42.6% (92.6)2.2% (92.4)-18.8% (87.6)-8.5% (80.7)27.9% (84.1)-- 44.8% 55.2%
2024 KC35.7% (93.0)9.8% (92.7)0.5% (89.6)26.9% (85.9)-5.9% (80.3)21.2% (84.7)-- 45.5% 54.5%
2025 KC22.5% (94.1)19.3% (93.6)-29.5% (86.8)-9.7% (82.7)18.9% (86.0)-- 41.8% 58.1%
2026 KC15.6% (94.8)30.1% (94.3)-22.5% (87.2)-7.3% (81.7)24.4% (85.9)-- 45.7% 54.2%
SP MLB Percentile 4 (57) 86 (58) - 67 (67) - 21 (65) 81 (44) - - 45.3% 54.2%
SP MLB AVG 34.0% (94.3) 19.6% (93.8) 16.6% (89.3) 17.4% (86.1) 16.6% (82.2) 13.7% (80.0) 16.5% (86.1) 17.3% (86.4) 29.6% (80.7) 46.7% 53.3%
Career35.5% (93.7)10.8% (93.6)0.0% (89.6)27.5% (86.1)-5.9% (81.2)20.1% (85.0)-- 46.3% 53.5%

Daniel Lynch IV Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2021 KC23.4% (30)19.9% (9)-30.5% (80)-33.3% (2)27.3% (34)-- 22.7% 29.5%
2022 KC22.9% (99)22.7% (5)-31.0% (132)-28.9% (9)25.3% (64)-- 22.9% 28.9%
2023 KC24.7% (28)22.2% (0)-23.7% (21)-36.2% (5)27.6% (43)-- 24.6% 27.6%
2024 KC24.9% (14)33.9% (4)33.3% (0)35.3% (39)-43.2% (4)32.1% (22)-- 26.8% 34.9%
2025 KC23.5% (15)25.0% (11)-28.6% (43)-42.9% (9)31.4% (25)-- 24.2% 31.9%
2026 KC18.8% (7)30.7% (16)-29.7% (43)-38.7% (6)27.9% (31)-- 26.7% 30.1%
SP MLB Percentile 1 (1) 84 (58) - 58 (70) - 94 (24) 79 (56) - - 39.8% 76.6%
SP MLB AVG 27.1% (54) 26.7% (17) 27.0% (23) 28.0% (36) 27.7% (27) 29.5% (25) 23.3% (35) 22.4% (42) 24.7% (16) 27.2% 28.0%
Career23.3% (193)26.4% (45)33.3% (0)30.2% (358)-36.6% (35)27.9% (219)-- 24.0% 30.0%

Daniel Lynch IV Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2021 KC 44.3% 21.3% 23.1% 11.3% 35.3% 32.1% 37.6% 30.3% 17.7% 56.5% 27.6% 6.3% 9.5% 43.4%
2022 KC 45.5% 23.9% 21.5% 9.1% 35.4% 42.2% 32.9% 24.8% 19.9% 57.4% 27.5% 6.9% 8.1% 42.3%
2023 KC 40.4% 18.1% 28.1% 13.5% 31.6% 41.9% 32.0% 26.2% 15.5% 60.2% 26.3% 6.4% 7.0% 39.5%
2024 KC 44.4% 24.8% 21.4% 9.4% 30.8% 45.3% 35.9% 18.8% 14.9% 65.8% 17.1% 8.5% 8.5% 34.2%
2025 KC 51.7% 17.4% 23.2% 7.7% 29.0% 41.1% 38.3% 20.6% 14.0% 65.7% 22.2% 4.3% 7.7% 34.0%
2026 KC 46.5% 20.0% 28.2% 5.3% 34.1% 44.2% 38.4% 17.4% 14.4% 65.3% 22.9% 5.9% 5.9% 34.1%
SP MLB Percentile 73 74 84 4 69 68 95 3 1 86 75 54 82 88
SP MLB AVG 42.9% 22.2% 24.7% 10.2% 35.8% 42.4% 33.2% 24.4% 18.3% 61.3% 24.8% 6.2% 7.7% 38.5%
Career 45.6% 21.2% 23.8% 9.4% 33.3% 40.8% 35.4% 23.7% 17.0% 60.8% 25.0% 6.4% 7.9% 39.0%

Daniel Lynch IV Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2021 KC .295 .360 .336 .364 .287 .370 .311 .409 90.3 91.7 14.3 17.6% 43.4% 30.9%
2022 KC .290 .352 .337 .370 .289 .370 .327 .435 90.7 90.9 12.3 23.3% 42.3% 29.7%
2023 KC .245 .312 .252 .291 .249 .331 .240 .360 87.5 91.7 17.8 18.8% 39.5% 30.5%
2024 KC .188 .274 .207 .248 .217 .320 .227 .366 90.2 92.1 11.5 24.0% 34.2% 22.9%
2025 KC .259 .326 .286 .314 .253 .332 .277 .347 87.8 91.8 9.4 16.7% 34.0% 24.8%
2026 KC .200 .261 .231 .249 .245 .310 .281 .345 88.0 87.9 12.1 8.3% 34.1% 25.1%
SP MLB Percentile 92 95 96 98 52 65 55 79 62 82 69 98 88 63
SP MLB AVG .246 .319 .287 .321 .246 .325 .285 .374 88.5 89.9 14.0 19.0% 38.5% 26.5%
Career .259 .328 .292 .323 .266 .350 .290 .393 89.4 90.9 12.8 18.4% 39.0% 28.0%

Daniel Lynch IV Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2021 KC 43.6% 61.3% 47.7% 28.5% 25.9% 17.7% 74.1% 85.9% 51.0% 13.6% 12.3% 25.9% 17.6% 54.9% 0.39 46.0%
2022 KC 45.0% 63.2% 49.9% 31.0% 25.5% 19.9% 74.5% 83.0% 58.1% 13.4% 12.7% 26.1% 17.3% 56.9% 0.44 48.6%
2023 KC 43.8% 63.0% 48.8% 31.1% 24.6% 15.5% 75.4% 85.4% 57.4% 14.2% 12.0% 26.2% 21.3% 56.8% 0.36 46.2%
2024 KC 48.2% 64.7% 46.6% 26.6% 28.2% 14.9% 71.8% 83.1% 44.8% 18.1% 13.2% 31.2% 18.5% 60.1% 0.55 52.0%
2025 KC 48.6% 62.0% 42.9% 27.2% 22.2% 14.0% 77.8% 85.9% 60.9% 19.1% 9.5% 28.6% 19.4% 56.0% 0.43 48.8%
2026 KC 45.6% 63.2% 46.8% 29.5% 25.8% 14.4% 74.2% 83.5% 56.2% 16.4% 12.1% 28.5% 20.3% 58.1% 0.43 49.4%
SP MLB Percentile 61 38 36 27 64 1 64 66 69 52 59 69 89 53 30 41
SP MLB AVG 44.8% 63.8% 47.7% 31.8% 24.3% 18.3% 75.7% 85.2% 59.4% 16.1% 11.6% 27.7% 17.8% 58.1% 0.47 50.1%
Career 45.5% 62.8% 47.6% 29.4% 25.3% 17.0% 74.7% 84.3% 55.9% 15.2% 12.0% 27.2% 18.6% 56.8% 0.43 48.3%

Daniel Lynch IV Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2021 KC 43.6% 32.1% 26.3% 41.6% 33.2% 20.8% 46.0% 37.0% 36.7% 6.8%
2022 KC 45.0% 35.4% 27.8% 36.7% 35.1% 23.6% 41.3% 32.5% 39.6% 7.5%
2023 KC 43.8% 38.2% 28.6% 33.2% 38.0% 22.8% 39.2% 28.8% 42.6% 6.2%
2024 KC 48.2% 36.3% 28.2% 35.5% 26.6% 28.4% 45.0% 29.2% 42.6% 8.4%
2025 KC 48.6% 35.9% 24.0% 40.1% 28.8% 28.6% 42.6% 35.6% 40.4% 6.8%
2026 KC 45.6% 48.8% 26.1% 25.1% 30.8% 23.4% 45.9% 31.6% 42.4% 6.5%
SP MLB Percentile 61 98 70 2 22 34 72 75 38 42
SP MLB AVG 44.8% 36.1% 27.4% 36.5% 35.3% 22.8% 41.8% 28.9% 43.7% 6.6%
Career 45.5% 36.9% 26.9% 36.2% 32.9% 24.2% 43.0% 33.0% 40.2% 7.1%

Daniel Lynch IV Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2021 KC 58.6% 12.4% 29.1% 14.3% 55.3% 45.4% 17.3% 26.0% 14.8%
2022 KC 57.3% 11.7% 31.5% 14.0% 58.1% 47.2% 18.1% 25.2% 15.9%
2023 KC 61.6% 13.0% 25.6% 18.7% 64.1% 48.4% 18.3% 29.5% 16.4%
2024 KC 62.8% 10.8% 26.5% 16.7% 60.0% 47.4% 22.5% 24.6% 23.4%
2025 KC 61.8% 13.0% 25.6% 16.8% 61.2% 52.4% 23.4% 23.2% 16.3%
2026 KC 61.8% 13.1% 25.1% 17.8% 56.2% 43.8% 19.4% 25.2% 19.6%
SP MLB Percentile 97 25 2 91 10 5 25 28 59
SP MLB AVG 58.7% 11.9% 29.5% 15.1% 61.4% 49.7% 20.8% 26.8% 18.8%
Career 59.7% 12.3% 28.3% 15.8% 58.8% 47.4% 19.4% 25.5% 16.8%

Daniel Lynch IV PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2021 KC 1,257 4.97 46.2% 17.3% 36.5% 9.7% 5.4% 17.4 +16 4.20
2022 KC 2,435 5.03 45.7% 17.9% 36.4% 9.4% 4.8% 44.1 +40 3.64
2023 KC 808 5.08 46.2% 19.2% 34.7% 11.5% 4.3% 8.8 +13 3.16
2024 KC 631 4.91 42.8% 21.9% 35.3% 7.4% 6.3% -2.9 -5 3.22
2025 KC 1,079 4.98 45.7% 19.6% 34.7% 11.0% 5.2% 11.4 +8 3.25
2026 KC 853 4.98 46.4% 16.8% 36.8% 9.6% 4.7% -10.2 -9 2.96
SP MLB Percentile 12 50 58 29 38 38 55 90 80 78
SP MLB AVG 1,661 4.97 45.9% 17.9% 36.2% 9.7% 4.9% 4.9 +1 3.29
Career 7,063 5.00 45.7% 18.4% 35.9% 9.8% 5.0% 68.6 +64 3.47
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