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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%
6-5 76.2 3.29 1.07 16.7% 7.4%
97th 7
W
160th 117.0
IP
34th 4.28
ERA
21st 1.30
WHIP
173rd 21.7%
K%
70th 8.5%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
94.0 10.7% 27.2% 49.7% 5.2% 4.94 3.14
89th 94.3
FB MPH
123rd 11.6%
SwStr%
115th 27.8%
CSW%
114th 50.2%
Str-ICR
114th 4.9%
MTK%
122nd 4.97
PLV
70th 3.27
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 54 8 76.2 6-5 0 3.29 1.07 3.83 3.78 4.61 3.14 16.7% 7.4% 6.9 0.70 .233 10.2% 69.2% 33.8% 47.6% 10.7% 27.2% 0.41 4.94
SP MLB Percentile 100 2 20 41-63 0 83 88 68 71 24 65 13 63 90 92 97 96 26 90 81 35 40 19 37
SP MLB AVG 23 21 117.0 7-7 7 4.28 1.30 4.37 4.26 4.21 3.27 21.7% 8.5% 8.4 1.23 .287 19.0% 72.9% 38.3% 43.1% 11.6% 27.8% 0.48 4.97
Career 178 64 439.2 25-30 10 4.34 1.37 4.89 4.57 4.61 3.48 18.2% 8.5% 9.0 1.21 .290 18.4% 73.3% 38.7% 45.9% 11.8% 27.1% 0.43 4.99

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 54 8 76.2 6-5 0 1 13 1,146 727 419 312 59 35 17 1 6 52 23 3 2
SP MLB Percentile 100 2 20 41-63 0 88 100 16 16 85 18 87 87 61 48 90 11 88 61 47
SP MLB AVG 23 21 117.0 7-7 7 0 0 1,912 1,224 689 492 108 70 21 2 16 108 40 5 3
Career 178 64 439.2 25-30 10 3 20 7,356 4,623 2,733 1,907 438 293 81 5 59 347 163 23 15

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 16.7% 7.4% .208 .338 .611 .272 .233 .253 .243 .308 .272 .332 88.0 87.9 12.1 3.83
SP MLB Percentile 13 63 91 89 90 90 97 97 52 68 70 87 61 83 67 68
SP MLB AVG 21.7% 8.5% .245 .407 .723 .318 .287 .320 .245 .324 .285 .373 88.4 89.8 13.8 4.37
Career 18.2% 8.5% .258 .416 .744 .328 .290 .320 .264 .348 .288 .388 89.3 90.8 12.8 4.89

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 KC15.2% (94.6)31.3% (94.0)-19.5% (87.3)-9.0% (81.7)25.0% (85.6)-- 46.5% 53.4%
SP MLB Percentile 3 (55) 86 (55) - 57 (68) - 30 (65) 81 (37) - - 50.8% 47.3%
SP MLB AVG 34.1% (94.3) 19.7% (93.7) 16.5% (89.3) 17.4% (86.1) 16.5% (82.2) 13.8% (80.1) 16.5% (86.1) 16.8% (86.3) 30.1% (80.5) 46.5% 53.4%
Career34.7% (93.7)11.7% (93.6)0.0% (89.6)26.9% (86.2)-6.2% (81.3)20.3% (85.0)-- 46.4% 53.4%

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 KC16.7% (9)29.2% (21)-27.4% (46)-34.0% (8)28.7% (39)-- 25.1% 29.1%
SP MLB Percentile 0 (1) 70 (64) - 41 (69) - 76 (25) 85 (63) - - 15.9% 65.2%
SP MLB AVG 27.0% (62) 26.8% (19) 27.0% (24) 27.9% (40) 27.9% (30) 30.0% (28) 22.9% (40) 22.1% (46) 25.5% (21) 27.3% 28.0%
Career23.1% (195)26.3% (50)33.3% (0)29.9% (361)-35.7% (37)28.0% (227)-- 23.9% 29.9%

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 47.6% 19.5% 25.5% 7.4% 31.2% 47.2% 33.0% 19.7% 15.8% 65.8% 23.4% 5.6% 5.2% 33.8%
SP MLB Percentile 81 82 63 16 93 87 49 10 6 89 67 64 91 90
SP MLB AVG 43.1% 22.1% 24.7% 10.2% 35.7% 42.7% 33.1% 24.2% 18.3% 61.6% 24.7% 6.2% 7.6% 38.3%
Career 45.9% 21.1% 23.5% 9.5% 32.8% 41.5% 34.6% 23.9% 17.1% 61.0% 25.0% 6.3% 7.7% 38.7%

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 .208 .272 .233 .253 .243 .308 .272 .332 88.0 87.9 12.1 10.2% 33.8% 25.3%
SP MLB Percentile 91 90 97 97 52 68 70 87 61 83 67 96 90 65
SP MLB AVG .245 .318 .287 .320 .245 .324 .285 .373 88.4 89.8 13.8 19.0% 38.3% 26.3%
Career .258 .328 .290 .320 .264 .348 .288 .388 89.3 90.8 12.8 18.4% 38.7% 27.9%

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 45.3% 63.4% 46.9% 30.3% 22.9% 15.8% 77.1% 85.6% 61.6% 16.5% 10.7% 27.2% 20.4% 58.3% 0.41 49.7%
SP MLB Percentile 57 42 39 35 38 6 38 51 38 54 35 40 91 54 19 41
SP MLB AVG 44.7% 63.8% 47.7% 31.8% 24.4% 18.3% 75.6% 85.3% 59.2% 16.1% 11.6% 27.8% 17.7% 58.1% 0.48 50.2%
Career 45.5% 62.8% 47.6% 29.6% 24.8% 17.1% 75.2% 84.6% 56.7% 15.2% 11.8% 27.1% 18.7% 56.9% 0.43 48.4%

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 45.3% 50.6% 25.9% 23.5% 29.9% 23.5% 46.6% 29.5% 44.5% 6.6%
SP MLB Percentile 57 99 72 1 19 29 78 54 61 49
SP MLB AVG 44.7% 36.2% 27.4% 36.4% 35.3% 22.7% 42.0% 28.9% 43.7% 6.5%
Career 45.5% 37.7% 26.8% 35.5% 32.6% 24.1% 43.2% 32.6% 40.6% 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 60.8% 13.4% 25.8% 17.5% 55.4% 43.3% 19.9% 26.7% 17.2%
SP MLB Percentile 91 19 4 88 5 2 30 44 34
SP MLB AVG 58.6% 11.9% 29.6% 15.0% 61.5% 50.0% 20.8% 26.9% 18.8%
Career 59.7% 12.3% 28.2% 15.8% 58.5% 47.2% 19.5% 25.6% 16.6%

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 1,146 4.94 45.4% 17.6% 37.0% 8.4% 5.2% -11.4 -13 3.14
SP MLB Percentile 16 37 39 41 33 33 37 88 86 65
SP MLB AVG 1,912 4.97 45.9% 17.9% 36.2% 9.6% 4.9% 5.7 +1 3.27
Career 7,356 4.99 45.6% 18.5% 36.0% 9.6% 5.1% 67.3 +59 3.48
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