Brad
Lincoln
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 220
 
Born: December 9, 1991 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2019   
Cy Young Award 2020   
Rookie of the Year 2018   
All-Star Selections 2018    2019    2020    2022    2023    2027   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2014 22 NYN NL   87 42 39 40 26 27 27 41 36 37
2015 23 NYN NL   83 52 49 50 32 33 33 54 48 49
2016 24 NYN NL   89 92 90 90 48 49 49 74 69 70
2017 25 NYN NL   89 91 89 89 71 72 72 70 65 66
2018 26 NYN NL $ 300,000 89 94 91 92 77 78 78 75 70 71
2019 27 NYN NL $ 300,000 89 92 89 90 76 77 77 97 91 92
2020 28 NYN NL $ 300,000 89 92 89 90 76 77 77 97 91 92
2021 29 NYN NL $ 10,000,000 89 92 89 90 77 78 78 97 91 92
2022 30 NYN NL $ 10,000,000 89 92 89 90 76 77 77 94 88 89
2023 31 NYN NL $ 10,000,000 84 92 89 90 76 77 77 97 91 92
2024 32 COL NL $ 24,500,000 84 92 89 90 77 78 78 97 91 92
2025 33 COL NL $ 24,500,000 84 90 88 88 76 77 77 97 91 92
2026 34 COL NL $ 24,500,000 80 89 85 86 75 76 76 94 88 89
2027 35 COL NL $ 24,500,000 80 84 82 82 70 71 71 94 89 90
OOTP6 Min Ratings   80 42 39 40 26 27 27 41 36 37
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,500,000 89 94 91 92 77 78 78 97 91 92
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2014 22 NYN NL     23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2015 23 NYN NL     23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2016 24 NYN NL     23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2017 25 NYN NL     23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2018 26 NYN NL $ 300,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2019 27 NYN NL $ 300,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2020 28 NYN NL $ 300,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2021 29 NYN NL $ 10,000,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2022 30 NYN NL $ 10,000,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2023 31 NYN NL $ 10,000,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2024 32 COL NL $ 24,500,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2025 33 COL NL $ 24,500,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2026 34 COL NL $ 24,500,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
2027 35 COL NL $ 24,500,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
OOTP6 Min Ratings     23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,500,000   23 23 23 3 3 3 40 40 40 17 17 17 29 29 29
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2014 22 A   13 10 .565 30 30 0 0 0 196.3 172 76 16 74 172 3.48 .232 .301 .360 .661  
2015 23 AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 0 3 5 3.86 .231 .310 .231 .541  
    AA   20 2 .909 29 29 2 1 0 194.7 186 65 13 71 178 3.01 .250 .315 .352 .667  
2016 24 AAA   11 6 .647 27 27 0 0 0 157.3 169 80 24 66 177 4.58 .271 .341 .452 .793  
2017 25 AAA   17 10 .630 31 31 0 0 0 196.3 158 62 23 67 259 2.84 .215 .281 .358 .638  
2018 26 NYN NL 24 7 .774 36 36 4 1 0 262.3 226 88 24 59 282 3.02 .231 .276 .371 .647 23.6
2019 27 NYN NL 16 7 .696 34 34 4 2 0 238.0 200 74 14 47 279 2.80 .225 .264 .330 .594 18.6
2020 28 NYN NL 18 7 .720 35 35 6 2 0 251.7 190 63 4 65 267 2.25 .206 .262 .273 .535 24.3
2021 29 NYN NL 17 11 .607 36 36 8 5 0 261.3 215 71 11 53 275 2.45 .221 .263 .316 .579 25.3
2022 30 NYN NL 22 6 .786 35 35 3 2 0 246.3 227 77 5 63 267 2.81 .242 .288 .330 .618 23.8
2023 31 NYN NL 18 2 .900 33 31 7 4 0 230.3 170 55 7 43 257 2.15 .204 .243 .294 .537 25.6
2024 32 COL NL 14 10 .583 36 36 2 0 0 251.3 202 77 9 70 261 2.76 .216 .273 .313 .585 24.0
2025 33 COL NL 16 10 .615 39 39 2 0 0 259.0 234 92 6 84 245 3.20 .239 .299 .319 .618 23.8
2026 34 COL NL 17 11 .607 36 36 1 0 0 240.3 225 90 9 65 240 3.37 .246 .296 .364 .660 19.5
2027 35 COL NL 18 9 .667 36 36 5 3 0 248.0 230 88 12 71 229 3.19 .248 .301 .348 .648 24.7
10 Years Sim 180 80 .692 356 354 42 19 0 2488.6 2119 775 101 620 2602 2.80 .228 .277 .326 .603 233.2
3 Years AAA 28 17 .622 59 59 0 0 0 360.7 333 145 47 136 441 3.62 .240 .308 .398 .706  
1 Years AA 20 2 .909 29 29 2 1 0 194.7 186 65 13 71 178 3.01 .250 .315 .352 .667  
1 Years A 13 10 .565 30 30 0 0 0 196.3 172 76 16 74 172 3.48 .232 .301 .360 .661  
5 Years Minors 61 29 .678 118 118 2 1 0 751.7 691 286 76 281 791 3.42 .241 .308 .376 .685  
Season Average 18 8 .692 35 35 4 1 0 248.9 211 77 10 62 260 2.80 .228 .277 .326 .603  
Career Highs 24 11 .900 39 39 8 5 0 262.3 234 92 24 84 282 3.37 .248 .301 .371 .660  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1652 600 74 460 1884   .237 .284 .337 .621
vs LH   467 175 27 160 718   .201 .253 .294 .546
Home 98 35 .737 177 177 19 10 0 1294.6 1110 394 49 305 1341 2.74 .229 .275 .329 .603
Away 82 45 .646 179 177 23 9 0 1194.0 1009 381 52 315 1261 2.87 .227 .278 .323 .602
Mar/Apr 28 14 .667 59 59 7 3 0 415.6 364 139 8 117 461 3.01 .233 .286 .327 .614
May 33 15 .688 60 60 4 0 0 428.0 347 138 19 112 443 2.90 .219 .271 .322 .593
June 29 11 .725 56 56 8 2 0 392.0 345 133 22 85 394 3.05 .233 .275 .333 .608
July 27 11 .711 56 56 6 2 0 394.0 325 108 15 94 401 2.47 .223 .270 .311 .581
August 33 17 .660 61 61 11 9 0 437.0 360 118 14 101 467 2.43 .223 .269 .318 .587
Sep/Oct 30 12 .714 64 62 8 4 0 422.0 378 139 23 111 436 2.96 .237 .287 .344 .631
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2018 26 NYN NL 36 89 6 22 7 0 0 9 0 0 2 28 .247 .264 .326 .590 7.1 0.6
2019 27 NYN NL 34 80 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 39 .125 .176 .138 .314 -0.3 0.0
2020 28 NYN NL 35 81 4 8 4 0 1 8 0 0 1 38 .099 .131 .185 .316 -0.1 0.0
2021 29 NYN NL 36 91 8 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 28 .253 .269 .286 .555 6.3 0.1
2022 30 NYN NL 35 85 4 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 28 .129 .169 .165 .333 0.8 0.0
2023 31 NYN NL 33 70 5 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 25 .114 .171 .143 .314 0.2 0.0
2024 32 COL NL 36 81 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 31 .136 .157 .160 .317 -0.3 0.0
2025 33 COL NL 39 87 6 14 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 31 .161 .170 .230 .400 1.7 0.0
2026 34 COL NL 36 74 1 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 34 .149 .171 .176 .347 0.7 0.0
2027 35 COL NL 36 73 7 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .192 .224 .219 .443 3.5 0.0
10 Years Sim 356 811 46 132 32 0 1 53 1 0 26 313 .163 .191 .206 .397 19.6 0.7
162 Game Average 369 20 60 14 0 0 24 0 0 11 142 .163 .191 .206 .397 8.9  
Career Highs 39 91 8 23 7 0 1 9 1 0 5 39 .253 .269 .326 .590 7.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   601 34 93 22 0 1 39 1 0 21 231 .155 .187 .196 .383 10.8
vs LH   210 12 39 10 0 0 14 0 0 5 82 .186 .205 .233 .438 7.0
Home 177 403 26 67 16 0 0 24 1 0 9 143 .166 .190 .206 .396 8.0
Away 179 408 20 65 16 0 1 29 0 0 17 170 .159 .192 .206 .398 9.8
RISP   230 0 32 8 0 0 49 0 0 6 96 .139 .160 .174 .334 0.8
Close/Late   26 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .269 .269 .346 .615 2.1
Mar/Apr 59 143 5 18 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 63 .126 .138 .147 .285 -1.7
May 60 139 8 26 6 0 0 17 0 0 5 57 .187 .215 .230 .445 5.2
June 56 127 11 21 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 47 .165 .203 .205 .408 3.1
July 56 126 6 16 6 0 0 4 0 0 3 49 .127 .154 .175 .328 -0.2
August 61 149 11 31 10 0 1 8 0 0 9 49 .208 .258 .295 .553 10.4
Sep/Oct 64 127 5 20 2 0 0 8 1 0 2 48 .157 .169 .173 .342 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2018 26 NYN NL P 36 36 262.3 11 40 0 3 1.000 1.75    
2019 27 NYN NL P 34 34 238.0 5 24 2 1 .935 1.10    
2020 28 NYN NL P 35 35 251.7 8 32 0 1 1.000 1.43    
2021 29 NYN NL P 36 36 261.3 7 31 4 3 .905 1.31    
2022 30 NYN NL P 35 35 246.3 11 29 2 2 .952 1.46    
2023 31 NYN NL P 33 31 230.3 6 17 0 2 1.000 0.90    
2024 32 COL NL P 36 36 251.3 17 26 2 3 .956 1.54    
2025 33 COL NL P 39 39 259.0 10 29 1 2 .975 1.36    
2026 34 COL NL P 36 36 240.3 9 34 1 2 .977 1.61    
2027 35 COL NL P 36 36 248.0 22 22 2 0 .957 1.60    
Career Totals   356 354 2488.6 106 284 14 19 .965 1.41    
Career Highs   39 39 262.3 22 40 4 3 1.000 1.75    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Manager of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2018 26 NYN NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 13 5 2 3 13 3.00 .228 .267 .333 .600
2019 27 NYN NL 3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 30.7 39 16 3 11 29 4.70 .310 .365 .429 .794
2020 28 NYN NL 1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 23.3 17 4 0 6 19 1.54 .202 .256 .250 .506
2021 29 NYN NL 2 1 .667 3 3 1 1 0 24.0 17 4 1 3 23 1.50 .198 .225 .256 .481
2022 30 NYN NL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 21.0 23 13 1 5 20 5.57 .284 .326 .432 .758
2023 31 NYN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 0 2 11 1.29 .185 .241 .185 .427
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 8 .429 17 17 2 1 0 121.0 114 43 7 30 115 3.20 .247 .293 .338 .632
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Manager of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 26 NYN NL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
2019 27 NYN NL 4 8 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 .375 .444 .375 .819
2020 28 NYN NL 3 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333 .429 .500 .929
2021 29 NYN NL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
2022 30 NYN NL 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .500 .929
2023 31 NYN NL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 16 34 4 10 2 0 0 5 0 1 5 8 .294 .385 .353 .738
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2018-6-3.02
2019-9-2.80
2020-1-2.25
2021-4-2.45
2022-10-2.81
2023-5-2.15
2024-6-2.76
2025-10-3.20
2027-10-3.19
CAR-7-2.80
Wins
2018-1-24
2019-4-16
2020-2-18
2021-6-17
2022-3-22
2023-6-18
2025-8-16
2026-2-17
2027-2-18
CAR-22-180
Winning Pct
2018-2-.774
2019-9-.696
2020-5-.720
2022-4-.786
2023-1-.900
2027-5-.667
CAR-7-.692
Games Started
2018-4-36
2021-1-36
2022-8-35
2024-3-36
2025-1-39
2026-3-36
2027-3-36
Complete Games
2018-2-4
2019-4-4
2020-1-6
2021-1-8
2022-7-3
2023-1-7
2024-8-2
2025-8-2
2027-2-5
CAR-14-42
Shutouts
2018-9-1
2019-1-2
2020-2-2
2021-1-5
2022-2-2
2023-1-4
2027-1-3
CAR-9-19
Innings Pitched
2018-1-262.3
2019-7-238.0
2020-4-251.7
2021-2-261.3
2022-3-246.3
2023-10-230.3
2024-2-251.3
2025-2-259.0
2026-2-240.3
2027-4-248.0
CAR-49-2488.6
Hits Allowed
2025-9-234
2026-8-225
2027-4-230
Strikeouts
2018-2-282
2019-4-279
2020-4-267
2021-4-275
2022-3-267
2023-5-257
2024-5-261
2025-8-245
2026-8-240
2027-7-229
CAR-32-2602
Walks Allowed
2025-10-84
Hits per 9IP
2018-10-7.8
2020-5-6.8
2021-8-7.4
2023-5-6.6
2024-6-7.2
CAR-18-7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP
2018-10-9.7
2019-9-10.6
2021-10-9.5
2023-7-10.0
2024-10-9.3
CAR-48-9.4
WHiP
2018-8-1.09
2019-8-1.04
2020-4-1.01
2021-6-1.03
2023-3-0.92
2024-10-1.08
CAR-14-1.10
OAVG
2020-4-.206
2021-8-.221
2023-5-.204
2024-5-.216
CAR-17-.228
OOBP
2018-8-.276
2019-7-.264
2020-3-.262
2021-6-.263
2023-3-.243
2024-7-.273
CAR-12-.277
OSLG
2019-10-.330
2020-3-.273
2021-6-.316
2023-5-.294
2024-9-.313
2025-6-.319
CAR-14-.326
OOPS
2019-9-.594
2020-1-.535
2021-4-.579
2023-4-.537
2024-7-.585
2025-6-.618
CAR-9-.603
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 21)
   Gray Ink Test: 212    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 64    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 39)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 2014
Traded from New York (N) to Chicago (A) on 2/4/2014 (Going to NYN: 3B Evan Longoria. Going to CHA: C Rudy Dial, P Brad Lincoln)
Traded from Chicago (A) to New York (N) on 7/22/2014 (Going to CHA: LF Brian Anderson, P Jered Weaver. Going to NYN: P Brad Lincoln)
Injured on 8/9/2014 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 4/4/2018, off Horacio Ramirez (MIL)
Earned first career win on 4/4/2018
Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game
Won Rookie of the Year in 2018, going 24-7, 3.02 ERA
Won Cy Young Award in 2018, going 24-7, 3.02 ERA
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game
Injured on 7/24/2019 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Struck out 16 batters against Houston on 8/29/2019
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 2019
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2020, going 4-1, 1.62
6/4/2020: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 8/8/2020, off Cliff Henry (SDN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2020, going 2-1, 0.85
Won Cy Young Award in 2020, going 18-7, 2.25 ERA
Injured on 6/3/2021 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2021, going 5-1, 1.28
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2021, going 5-0, 1.03
Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2023, going 4-0, 0.43
Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game
Struck out 16 batters against Atlanta on 7/20/2023
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 2/17/2024 to a 6-year deal worth $24,500,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/25/2027, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA
Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game